Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first chance to plant bloodleaf in Litchfield should be figured out by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Bloodleaf

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

You should not plant bloodleaf until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant bloodleaf in Litchfield is May. However, you really should wait until June 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 May 15 in Litchfield. You should expect an average low temperature of -25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Litchfield is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Litchfield it frosts late in the year after May 15 be ready to cover your bloodleaf if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Litchfield

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-25°F
Highest Expected Low	-20°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 -20°F.

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