One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can determine when it's the best time to plant bloodleaf in San Gabriel by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Bloodleaf

Frost tolerance for bloodleaf:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

It's a bad idea to plant bloodleaf until after the last frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant bloodleaf in San Gabriel 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 bloodleaf and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your bloodleaf may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your bloodleaf indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in San Gabriel. It might get as low as 30°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for San Gabriel is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in San Gabriel you get a frost after January 31 be ready to protect your bloodleaf if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for San Gabriel

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 San Gabriel

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