Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can figure out when it's a good idea to plant copperleaf in Edgewater by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Copperleaf

Frost tolerance for copperleaf:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Since copperleaf do not do well in cold weather it is important to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant copperleaf in Edgewater 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 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 February 15 in Edgewater. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Edgewater may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Edgewater you get surprised by a frost after February 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your copperleaf in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Edgewater

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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