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.

The best time to plant copperleaf in Menomonee Falls should be estimated by looking at 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.

Since copperleaf do not do well in cold weather it's important to wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant copperleaf in Menomonee Falls 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 really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your copperleaf indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Menomonee Falls. It might get as low as -15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Menomonee Falls and it can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Menomonee Falls last frost occurs after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your copperleaf if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Menomonee Falls

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-15°F
Highest Expected Low	-10°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 -10°F.

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