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.

In Copperas Cove you can figure out when to plant polygonums by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Polygonums

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

Since polygonums are not cold tolerant you must wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant polygonums in Copperas Cove 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 polygonums and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your polygonums may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your polygonums indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on March 15 in Copperas Cove. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Copperas Cove is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Copperas Cove you get surprised by a frost after March 15 be ready to protect your polygonums in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Copperas Cove

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°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 15°F.

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