The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Turtle Creek you can estimate when it's possible to plant bloodleaf 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.

It's 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 Turtle Creek 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 little bit earlier by starting your bloodleaf indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Turtle Creek may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Turtle Creek last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your bloodleaf in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Turtle Creek

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.

Plants to Grow in Turtle Creek

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