Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out 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.

It's a good idea to determine when to plant redvein dock by looking at the USDA zone info for Goose Creek.

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 do ok in very little cold which tells us that you can plant them just a tiny bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant redvein dock in Goose Creek 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 grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your redvein dock indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Goose Creek. It might get as low as 15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Goose Creek is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Goose Creek there is a last frost after March 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your redvein dock if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Goose Creek

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°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 20°F.

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