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.

You can determine when you can plant copperleaf in Ridley Park by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Copperleaf

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

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

The earliest that you can plant copperleaf in Ridley Park 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. If you are starting your copperleaf indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Ridley Park. You should expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Ridley Park may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Ridley Park you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your copperleaf in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Ridley Park

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

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