One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine 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.

The USDA zone info for Brunswick can be used to figure out when it's the best time to plant copperleaf.

Planting Calendar for Copperleaf

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

You really shouldn't plant copperleaf until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant copperleaf in Brunswick 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 grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your copperleaf indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Brunswick. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Brunswick is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Brunswick it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your copperleaf in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Brunswick

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

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

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

Plants to Grow in Brunswick

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Brunswick.