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.

In Detroit Lakes you can determine when it's the best time to plant veronica by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Veronica

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

Veronica are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather which means that you can plant them earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant veronica in Detroit Lakes 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 veronica and expect a good harvest is probably August. 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 little bit earlier by starting your veronica indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on May 15 in Detroit Lakes. It might get as low as -35°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that the actual date of last frost may not be accurate from year to year because it is based on the USDA zone info for Detroit Lakes and it can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Detroit Lakes there is a last frost after May 15 be ready to cover your veronica in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Detroit Lakes

Here is the info for USDA Zone 3b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-35°F
Highest Expected Low	-30°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 -30°F.

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