One of the first steps you take when you are estimating your gardening schedule is find your 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 figure out when you can plant bloodleaf in Shasta Lake by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Bloodleaf

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

You really shouldn't plant bloodleaf until after the last frost has passed because they require warm weather.

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Shasta Lake. You should expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Shasta Lake may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Shasta Lake you get a frost after February 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your bloodleaf if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Shasta Lake

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

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