The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of determining when it's possible to plant bloodleaf is to examine the USDA zone info for River Rouge.

Planting Calendar for Bloodleaf

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

Since bloodleaf require warm weather you need to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant bloodleaf in River Rouge 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. If you wait any later than that and your bloodleaf may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your bloodleaf indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in River Rouge. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for River Rouge may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in River Rouge you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your bloodleaf if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for River Rouge

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 Low	0°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.

Plants to Grow in River Rouge

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