One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Anderson you can estimate when it's possible to plant veronica by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Veronica

Frost tolerance for veronica:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Veronica are moderately cold tolerant which tells us that you can get them planted earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant veronica in Anderson is January. However, you really should wait until February if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant veronica and expect a good harvest is probably October. If you wait any later than that and your veronica may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your veronica indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on February 15 in Anderson. It might get as low as 20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Anderson may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Anderson it frosts late in the year after February 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your veronica if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Anderson

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

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

Plants to Grow in Anderson

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