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.

The USDA zone info for Pleasant Grove can be read to determine when it's possible to plant black pepper.

Planting Calendar for Black pepper

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

Since black pepper require warm weather you really should wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant black pepper in Pleasant Grove 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. If you wait any later than that and your black pepper may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your black pepper indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on March 15 in Pleasant Grove. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Pleasant Grove may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Pleasant Grove there is a last frost after March 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your black pepper in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Pleasant Grove

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.

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