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.

You can estimate when it's possible to plant black pepper in Princeton by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Black pepper

Frost tolerance for black pepper:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

Black pepper do not do well in cold weather which means that you must wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant black pepper in Princeton 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your black pepper may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your black pepper indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on March 15 in Princeton. You can expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Princeton is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Princeton it frosts late in the year after March 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your black pepper if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Princeton

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.

Plants to Grow in Princeton

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