When to Plant Copperleaf in Inglewood, CA

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the 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.

The earliest that you can plant copperleaf in Inglewood should be figured out by checking out the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Copperleaf

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

It's probably not a good idea to plant copperleaf until after all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Legend 
A good time to plant copperleaf
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant copperleaf
Probably not a good time to plant copperleaf

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

The last month that you can plant copperleaf and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your copperleaf may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your copperleaf indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Inglewood the average date of last frost happens on January 31. You should expect an average low temperature of 35°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Inglewood may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Inglewood you get a frost after January 31 be ready to protect your copperleaf in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Inglewood

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)December 15
Lowest Expected Low35°F
Highest Expected Low40°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 35°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 40°F.

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