The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of making a decision about when you can plant bleeding hearts is to look at the USDA zone info for Russellville.

Planting Calendar for Bleeding Hearts

Frost tolerance for bleeding hearts:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Since bleeding hearts are one of those plants that can tolerate a tiny bit of cold weather you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant bleeding hearts in Russellville 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 bleeding hearts and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your bleeding hearts may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your bleeding hearts indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Russellville. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Russellville is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Russellville you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your bleeding hearts if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Russellville

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.

Plants to Grow in Russellville

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