One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first chance to plant pennyroyal in Westminster should be determined by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Pennyroyal

Frost tolerance for pennyroyal:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Pennyroyal can survive in quite a bit of cold which tells us that you can plant them much earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant pennyroyal in Westminster is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant pennyroyal and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your pennyroyal may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your pennyroyal indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Westminster. It might get as low as -15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Westminster and it can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Westminster you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your pennyroyal if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Westminster

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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