When to Plant Bloodleaf in Attleboro, MA

One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your 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.

You can figure out when it's a good idea to plant bloodleaf in Attleboro 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.

It's not a good idea to plant bloodleaf until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they require warm weather.

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A good time to plant bloodleaf
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant bloodleaf
Probably not a good time to plant bloodleaf

The earliest that you can plant bloodleaf in Attleboro 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 few weeks earlier by starting your bloodleaf indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Attleboro. You can expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Attleboro is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Attleboro you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your bloodleaf in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Attleboro

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-5°F
Highest Expected Low0°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 0°F.

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