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

The earliest that you can plant copperleaf in Tallulah should be estimated by referring to 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.

It's a bad idea to plant copperleaf until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant copperleaf in Tallulah 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 fully mature. Starting your copperleaf indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Tallulah. You can expect an average low temperature of 15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that the actual date of last frost is not always accurate because it is based on the USDA zone info for Tallulah and it changes from year to year. Half of the time in Tallulah last frost occurs after March 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your copperleaf in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Tallulah

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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