When to Plant Pennyroyal in Saraland, AL

One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your 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 Saraland can be looked at to estimate when it's the best time to plant pennyroyal.


Planting Calendar for Pennyroyal

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

Pennyroyal do ok in quite a bit of cold which means that you can plant them earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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

The earliest that you can plant pennyroyal in Saraland 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. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your pennyroyal indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on March 15 in Saraland. It might get as low as 15°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Saraland is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Saraland you get a frost after March 15 be ready to protect your pennyroyal in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Saraland

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)November 15
Lowest Expected Low15°F
Highest Expected Low20°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 20°F.

Plants to Grow in Saraland

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