When to Plant Black pepper in Webb City, MO

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Webb City you can figure out when it's the best time to plant black pepper by checking out the USDA zone info.

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Planting Calendar for Black pepper

Frost tolerance for black pepper: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After all chance of frost has passed.

You can not plant black pepper until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

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A good time to plant black pepper
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant black pepper
Probably not a good time to plant black pepper

The earliest that you can plant black pepper in Webb City 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 black pepper and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your black pepper may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your black pepper indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Webb City the average date of last frost happens on April 15. You should expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Webb City is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Webb City it frosts late in the year after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your black pepper if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Webb City

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-5°F
Highest Expected Low0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

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