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.

The earliest that you can plant veronica in Bethany should be figured out 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.

You can plant veronica a bit earlier in the year because they do well in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant veronica in Bethany 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 grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your veronica indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Bethany. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Remember that the actual date of last frost is not always accurate because it is based on the USDA zone info for Bethany and it changes from year to year. Half of the time in Bethany last frost occurs after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your veronica in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Bethany

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

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

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

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