The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of determining when you can plant bleeding hearts is to look at the USDA zone info for Burbank.

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.

Bleeding Hearts do ok in some cold which means that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant bleeding hearts in Burbank 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 bleeding hearts and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your bleeding hearts may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your bleeding hearts indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Burbank the average date of last frost happens on January 31. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 30°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Burbank may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Burbank it frosts late in the year after January 31 so be sure to be ready to cover your bleeding hearts if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Burbank

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	30°F
Highest Expected Low	35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

Plants to Grow in Burbank

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