The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Mexia can be looked at to estimate when it's the best time 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.

Since copperleaf are not cold tolerant you really should wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant copperleaf in Mexia 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your copperleaf may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your copperleaf indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Mexia. You can expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Mexia is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Mexia it frosts late in the year after March 15 be ready to cover your copperleaf if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Mexia

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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