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.

You can determine when it's a good idea to plant copperleaf in Carthage by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Copperleaf

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

It's not a good idea to plant copperleaf until after the last frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant copperleaf in Carthage 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 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 Carthage. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Carthage is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Carthage last frost occurs after March 15 be ready to cover your copperleaf if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Carthage

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 15°F.

Plants to Grow in Carthage

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