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.

It's a good idea to estimate when it's possible to plant copperleaf by reviewing the USDA zone info for Odessa.

Planting Calendar for Copperleaf

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

It's not a good idea to plant copperleaf until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant copperleaf in Odessa 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. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your copperleaf indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Odessa. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Odessa may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Odessa there is a last frost after March 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your copperleaf in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Odessa

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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