One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. 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 redvein dock in Savannah should be determined by using 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 slightly earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant redvein dock in Savannah 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your redvein dock may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your redvein dock indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Savannah. You can expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is not always accurate because it is based on the USDA zone info for Savannah and it is different every year. Since half of the time in Savannah you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your redvein dock if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Savannah

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.

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