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.

By referring to the USDA zone info for Dodge City you should be able to estimate when you can plant copperleaf.

Planting Calendar for Copperleaf

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

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

The earliest that you can plant copperleaf in Dodge City 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 grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your copperleaf indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Dodge City. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Dodge City may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Dodge City it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your copperleaf if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Dodge City

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

Plants to Grow in Dodge City

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Dodge City.