Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of figuring out when to plant copperleaf is to examine the USDA zone info for Summerville.

Planting Calendar for Copperleaf

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

You can not plant copperleaf until after the last frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant copperleaf in Summerville 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 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

On average the last frost has passed is on March 15 in Summerville. It might get as low as 15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Summerville may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Summerville you get surprised by a frost after March 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your copperleaf in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Summerville

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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