One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the 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.

The USDA zone info for Booneville can be reffered to in order to estimate 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.

Since redvein dock do ok in moderate cold you can plant them just a tiny bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant redvein dock in Booneville 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. Any later than that and your redvein dock may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your redvein dock indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Booneville. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Booneville is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Booneville you get a frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your redvein dock if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Booneville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°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 10°F.

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