One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of estimating when to plant bloodleaf is to examine the USDA zone info for Santa Barbara.

Planting Calendar for Bloodleaf

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

Bloodleaf are not cold tolerant which tells us that it is necessary to wait until it warms up after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant bloodleaf in Santa Barbara 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 couple of weeks earlier by starting your bloodleaf indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on January 31 in Santa Barbara. You can expect an average low temperature of 30°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that the actual date of last frost is not always accurate because it is based on the USDA zone info for Santa Barbara and it is different every year. Since half of the time in Santa Barbara it frosts late in the year after January 31 be ready to cover your bloodleaf if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Santa Barbara

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 Santa Barbara

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Santa Barbara.