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.

The best time to plant redvein dock in Prairie Du Chien should be figured out by looking at 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 plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant redvein dock in Prairie Du Chien 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. Any later than that and your redvein dock may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your redvein dock indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Prairie Du Chien. You can expect an average low temperature of -20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Prairie Du Chien is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Prairie Du Chien you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your redvein dock in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Prairie Du Chien

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-20°F
Highest Expected Low	-15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -15°F.

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