One of the first steps you take when you are estimating 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.

It's possible to figure out when it's a good idea to plant veronica by checking out the USDA zone info for Wapato.

Planting Calendar for Veronica

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

Since veronica are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather you can plant them a little earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant veronica in Wapato 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. If you wait any later than that and your veronica may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your veronica indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Wapato. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Wapato is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Wapato it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your veronica if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Wapato

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 Low	0°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 Wapato

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