One of the first steps you take when you are estimating 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 Grand Terrace you can figure out when to plant veronica by checking out 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 means that you can plant them a little bit earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant veronica in Grand Terrace 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 fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your veronica indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Grand Terrace the average date of last frost happens on February 15. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Grand Terrace is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Grand Terrace you get surprised by a frost after February 15 be ready to cover your veronica if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Grand Terrace

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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