One of the first steps you take when you are determining 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.

The USDA zone info for North Port should be used to determine when it's the best time 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.

Redvein Dock do ok in moderate cold which tells us that you can start planting them slightly earlier than other frost tender plants.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on February 15 in North Port. You can expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for North Port may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in North Port you get surprised by a frost after February 15 be ready to cover your redvein dock if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for North Port

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.

Plants to Grow in North Port

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