One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate 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.

The best time to plant copperleaf in Paso Robles can be figured out by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Copperleaf

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

Since copperleaf require warm weather it's important to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant copperleaf in Paso Robles 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. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your copperleaf indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Paso Robles. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Paso Robles is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Paso Robles it frosts late in the year after March 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your copperleaf if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Paso Robles

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°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 20°F.

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