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 Lansdowne you can determine when it's the best time to plant redvein dock by reviewing 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.

Since redvein dock are barely cold tolerant you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant redvein dock in Lansdowne 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 grow to maturity. Starting your redvein dock indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Lansdowne. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

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

USDA Zone Info for Lansdowne

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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