Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In New Orleans you can determine when it's possible to plant redvein dock by referring to 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.

Redvein Dock are barely cold tolerant which tells us that you can plant them slightly earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant redvein dock in New Orleans 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 grow to maturity. If you are starting your redvein dock indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in New Orleans. You can expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for New Orleans is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in New Orleans it frosts late in the year after February 15 be ready to cover your redvein dock if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for New Orleans

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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