The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Bryan can be reffered to in order to determine when it's possible to plant copperleaf.

Planting Calendar for Copperleaf

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

It's probably a bad idea to 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 Bryan 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 grow to maturity. If you are starting your copperleaf indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Bryan the average date of last frost happens on April 15. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Bryan is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Bryan last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to cover your copperleaf if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Bryan

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

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

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