Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can estimate when it's the best time to plant bloodleaf in Corning 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.

Bloodleaf require warm weather which tells us that you have to wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant bloodleaf in Corning 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 little bit earlier by starting your bloodleaf indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Corning. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -15°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Corning is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Corning you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your bloodleaf in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Corning

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

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

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -10°F.

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