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

The USDA zone info for Swainsboro should be reviewed to determine when you can plant copperleaf.

Planting Calendar for Copperleaf

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

You should not plant copperleaf until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant copperleaf in Swainsboro 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your copperleaf may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your copperleaf indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on March 15 in Swainsboro. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Swainsboro is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Swainsboro there is a last frost after March 15 be ready to cover your copperleaf in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Swainsboro

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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