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.

You can estimate when it's a good idea to plant copperleaf in Cuero 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 when the weather gets warmer.

Copperleaf require warm weather which tells us that you must wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant copperleaf in Cuero 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. If you wait any later than that and your copperleaf may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your copperleaf indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on February 15 in Cuero. It might get as low as 20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Cuero is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Cuero you get surprised by a frost after February 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your copperleaf in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Cuero

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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