When to Plant Redvein Dock in Prior Lake, MN

One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Prior Lake you can determine when it's the best time to plant redvein dock by using the USDA zone info.

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Planting Calendar for Redvein Dock

Frost tolerance for redvein dock: Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant: Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

You can plant redvein dock a bit earlier in the year because they do ok in moderate cold.

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A good time to plant redvein dock
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant redvein dock
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The earliest that you can plant redvein dock in Prior Lake 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 redvein dock and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your redvein dock may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your redvein dock indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on May 15 in Prior Lake. You can expect an average low temperature of -25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that the actual date of last frost is an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Prior Lake and it changes from year to year. Half of the time in Prior Lake it frosts late in the year after May 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your redvein dock if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Prior Lake

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)September 15
Lowest Expected Low-25°F
Highest Expected Low-20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -20°F.

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