The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of figuring out when to plant bloodleaf is to refer to the USDA zone info for Phillipsburg.

Planting Calendar for Bloodleaf

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

It's probably not a good idea to plant bloodleaf until after the last frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant bloodleaf in Phillipsburg 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 really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your bloodleaf indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Phillipsburg the average date of last frost happens on April 15. You can expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Phillipsburg and it changes from year to year. Half of the time in Phillipsburg you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your bloodleaf in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Phillipsburg

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.

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