One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Maywood you can estimate when it's possible to plant copperleaf by reviewing 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 the last frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant copperleaf in Maywood 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your copperleaf may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your copperleaf indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Maywood. It might get as low as 35°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Maywood is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Maywood you get surprised by a frost after January 31 so make sure that you are ready to cover your copperleaf in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Maywood

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 Low	35°F
Highest Expected Low	40°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.

Plants to Grow in Maywood

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