Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of making a decision about when it's possible to plant bloodleaf is to check out the USDA zone info for Rome.

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 all chance of frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant bloodleaf in Rome is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant bloodleaf and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your bloodleaf may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your bloodleaf indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Rome. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Rome may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Rome there is a last frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your bloodleaf in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Rome

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 Rome

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