Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You should be able to determine when to plant redvein dock by reviewing the USDA zone info for East Aurora.

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 plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant redvein dock in East Aurora 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 couple of weeks earlier by starting your redvein dock indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in East Aurora. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -15°F.

Since the USDA zone info for East Aurora is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in East Aurora you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your redvein dock if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for East Aurora

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

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

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -10°F.

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