When to Plant Veronica in New Holland, PA

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. 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 New Holland can be reviewed to figure out when it's the best time to plant veronica.


Planting Calendar for Veronica

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

Veronica are moderately cold tolerant which tells us that you can plant them a little bit earlier than other frost tender plants.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Legend 
A good time to plant veronica
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant veronica
Probably not a good time to plant veronica

The earliest that you can plant veronica in New Holland 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 fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your veronica indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in New Holland. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for New Holland may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in New Holland last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your veronica if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for New Holland

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-5°F
Highest Expected Low0°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 0°F.

Plants to Grow in New Holland

You may be interested in your other planting guides for New Holland.