Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate 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 Meridian 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 all chance of frost has passed.

Since copperleaf are not cold tolerant you have to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant copperleaf in Meridian 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 really do well. 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 Meridian. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Meridian is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Meridian you get a frost after March 15 be ready to protect your copperleaf in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Meridian

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.

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