The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening 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 Laurinburg should be determined by using 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.

You should not plant copperleaf until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant copperleaf in Laurinburg 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 few weeks earlier by starting your copperleaf indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Laurinburg. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Laurinburg is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Laurinburg you get a frost after March 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your copperleaf if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Laurinburg

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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