Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of estimating when it's the best time to plant redvein dock is to examine the USDA zone info for Clover.

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.

Redvein Dock are one of those plants that can tolerate a tiny bit of cold weather which means that you can get them planted just a bit earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant redvein dock in Clover 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. If you wait any later than that and your redvein dock may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your redvein dock indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Clover. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Clover is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Clover last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your redvein dock in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Clover

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.

Plants to Grow in Clover

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Clover.