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When to Plant Carolina Geranium in Zone 3

In USDA zone 3, plant outdoors June 13 to August 22, and expect your first harvest around August 22.

Carolina Geranium planting calendar for USDA Zone 3

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Direct sow

Jun 13

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Projected first harvest

Aug 22

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🌱 Start indoors🌿 Growing outside🌾 HarvestTodayZone 3a — approximate

Carolina Geranium is ready to harvest in about 70 days. Dates use USDA zone 3a average frost dates. Set your ZIP in HomeSown for dates tuned to your exact location.

What zone 3 means for carolina geranium

Average last spring frost

May 30

Average first fall frost

September 10

Those two dates are what set the schedule above. Zone 3 gives you roughly 103 frost-free days, and carolina geranium need about 70 days to mature.

Varieties to grow

1 variety of carolina geranium in the HomeSown library. Tap any for its full grow guide.

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