When to Plant Copperleaf in Roscoe, IL

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The earliest that you can plant copperleaf in Roscoe can be figured out by looking at the USDA zone info.

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Planting Calendar for Copperleaf

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

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

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The earliest that you can plant copperleaf in Roscoe 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 copperleaf and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your copperleaf may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your copperleaf indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Roscoe is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Roscoe you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your copperleaf in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Roscoe

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-15°F
Highest Expected Low-10°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 -10°F.

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