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 first chance to plant copperleaf in Garner should be figured out by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Copperleaf

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

Copperleaf require warm weather which means that it is necessary to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant copperleaf in Garner 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. 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 all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Garner. You can expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Garner is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Garner it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your copperleaf if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Garner

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°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 10°F.

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