When to Plant Bloodleaf in Palmerton, PA

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can figure out when you can plant bloodleaf in Palmerton by looking at the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Bloodleaf

Frost tolerance for bloodleaf: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After all chance of frost has passed.

Bloodleaf are not cold tolerant which means that it is important to wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

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A good time to plant bloodleaf
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant bloodleaf
Probably not a good time to plant bloodleaf

The earliest that you can plant bloodleaf in Palmerton 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. Any later than that and your bloodleaf may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your bloodleaf indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Palmerton. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Palmerton may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Palmerton it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your bloodleaf if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Palmerton

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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