When to Plant Veronica in Renton, WA

One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The best time to plant veronica in Renton should be figured out by using the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Veronica

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

You can plant veronica a little bit earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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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 Renton 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 grow to maturity. If you are starting your veronica indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on March 15 in Renton. You should expect an average low temperature of 15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Renton is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Renton last frost occurs after March 15 be ready to protect your veronica in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Renton

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 Low15°F
Highest Expected Low20°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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