One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine 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.

By checking out the USDA zone info for Goleta it's a good idea to estimate when it's a good idea to plant redvein dock.

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 other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant redvein dock in Goleta 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. If you wait any later than that and your redvein dock may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your redvein dock indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Goleta. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Remember that USDA zone info for Goleta is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Goleta you get surprised by a frost after February 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your redvein dock if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Goleta

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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