One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of determining when it's a good idea to plant copperleaf is to use the USDA zone info for Jordan.

Planting Calendar for Copperleaf

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

Since copperleaf are not cold tolerant it's important to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant copperleaf in Jordan is May. However, you really should wait until June 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your copperleaf may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your copperleaf indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is May 15 in Jordan. It might get as low as -25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Jordan is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Jordan you get surprised by a frost after May 15 so always be ready to cover your copperleaf if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Jordan

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-25°F
Highest Expected Low	-20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -20°F.

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