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.

In Auburndale you can determine when it's possible to plant copperleaf by looking at 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.

It's probably not a good idea to plant copperleaf until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant copperleaf in Auburndale is March. However, you really should wait until April 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. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your copperleaf indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Auburndale the average date of last frost happens on February 15. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Auburndale is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Auburndale you get surprised by a frost after February 15 be ready to protect your copperleaf in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Auburndale

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°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 30°F.

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