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 first chance to plant redvein dock in Larkspur should be determined by checking out 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.

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

The earliest that you can plant redvein dock in Larkspur 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. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your redvein dock indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Larkspur the average date of last frost happens on February 15. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Larkspur is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Larkspur last frost occurs after February 15 be ready to cover your redvein dock if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Larkspur

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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