One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your 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.

By reviewing the USDA zone info for Carroll it's possible to figure out 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.

Redvein Dock are barely cold tolerant which means that you can plant them slightly earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant redvein dock in Carroll is March. However, you really should wait until April 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 August. 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 couple of weeks earlier by starting your redvein dock indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Carroll. You can expect an average low temperature of -20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Carroll is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Carroll you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your redvein dock in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Carroll

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-20°F
Highest Expected Low	-15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -15°F.

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