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.

The USDA zone info for Clyde can be reffered to in order to estimate when it's possible to plant bloodleaf.

Planting Calendar for Bloodleaf

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

Since bloodleaf do not do well in cold weather you need to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant bloodleaf in Clyde 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 grow to maturity. 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 April 15 in Clyde. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that the actual date of last frost is an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Clyde and it changes from year to year. Half of the time in Clyde you get a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your bloodleaf in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Clyde

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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