One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out 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.

In Litchfield you can estimate when it's a good idea to plant bloodleaf by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Bloodleaf

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

Since bloodleaf are not cold tolerant it's necessary to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant bloodleaf in Litchfield 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else 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

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Litchfield. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Litchfield is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Litchfield it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your bloodleaf in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Litchfield

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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