The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of making a decision about when it's the best time to plant veronica is to use the USDA zone info for De Soto.

Planting Calendar for Veronica

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

Veronica do ok in some cold which tells us that you can plant them just a bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant veronica in De Soto 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 veronica and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else 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

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in De Soto. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for De Soto may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in De Soto it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your veronica if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for De Soto

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

Plants to Grow in De Soto

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