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 USDA zone info for Conway should be read to figure out when it's a good idea to plant copperleaf.

Planting Calendar for Copperleaf

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

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

The earliest that you can plant copperleaf in Conway 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 fully mature. 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

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

Since the USDA zone info for Conway is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Conway it frosts late in the year after March 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your copperleaf in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Conway

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

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