Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of determining when you can plant geranium is to refer to the USDA zone info for Sulphur Springs.

Planting Calendar for Geranium

Frost tolerance for geranium:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

It's probably not a good idea to plant geranium until after the last frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant geranium in Sulphur Springs is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant geranium and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your geranium may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your geranium indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Sulphur Springs. You can expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Sulphur Springs may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Sulphur Springs there is a last frost after March 15 so always be ready to protect your geranium if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Sulphur Springs

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 15°F.

Plants to Grow in Sulphur Springs

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