The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first opportunity to plant pennyroyal in Elon should be figured out by using 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 are one of those plants that can tolerate quite a bit of cold weather which means that you can plant them much earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant pennyroyal in Elon 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. Any later than that and your pennyroyal may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your pennyroyal indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Elon. You can expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Elon may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Elon it frosts late in the year after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your pennyroyal if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Elon

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°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 10°F.

Plants to Grow in Elon

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Elon.