Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Coos Bay you can determine when it's possible to plant copperleaf 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.

Since copperleaf do not do well in cold weather you need to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant copperleaf in Coos Bay is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant copperleaf and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your copperleaf may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your copperleaf indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Coos Bay. It might get as low as 20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that the actual date of last frost may not be accurate from year to year because it is based on the USDA zone info for Coos Bay and it can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Coos Bay you get surprised by a frost after February 15 be ready to cover your copperleaf if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Coos Bay

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

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