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.

In Auburn you can figure out when it's a good idea 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 a bad idea to plant bloodleaf until after the last frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant bloodleaf in Auburn 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

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Auburn. You can expect an average low temperature of 15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Auburn is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Auburn it frosts late in the year after March 15 be ready to protect your bloodleaf in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Auburn

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°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 20°F.

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