One of the first steps you take when you are estimating 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.

In Winchester you can figure out when it's possible to plant bloodleaf by checking out 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.

It's a bad idea to plant bloodleaf until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant bloodleaf in Winchester 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 fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your bloodleaf indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Winchester. You should expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Winchester and it can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Winchester it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your bloodleaf if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Winchester

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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