One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of figuring out when to plant veronica is to look at the USDA zone info for Stanton.

Planting Calendar for Veronica

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

Veronica tend to make it in mild cold which tells us that you can plant them a little earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant veronica in Stanton 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your veronica may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your veronica indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on January 31 in Stanton. It might get as low as 35°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Stanton is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Stanton last frost occurs after January 31 be ready to protect your veronica if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Stanton

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	35°F
Highest Expected Low	40°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 35°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 40°F.

Plants to Grow in Stanton

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