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

The earliest that you can plant redvein dock in Galt can be determined by referring to the USDA zone info.

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.

Since redvein dock are barely cold tolerant you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant redvein dock in Galt is February. However, you really should wait until March 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 September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your redvein dock may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your redvein dock indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on February 15 in Galt. You can expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that the actual date of last frost is not always accurate because it is based on the USDA zone info for Galt and it is different every year. Half of the time in Galt you get surprised by a frost after February 15 so always be ready to protect your redvein dock in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Galt

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°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 30°F.

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