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.

The first chance to plant trifolium in Bluefield should be figured out by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Trifolium

Frost tolerance for trifolium:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Since trifolium are barely cold tolerant you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant trifolium in Bluefield is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant trifolium and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your trifolium may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your trifolium indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Bluefield. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Bluefield is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Bluefield you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your trifolium in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Bluefield

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 Bluefield

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