Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

By checking out the USDA zone info for Monrovia it's a good idea to determine 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.

You can plant pennyroyal earlier in the year because they do well in cold.

The earliest that you can plant pennyroyal in Monrovia is January. However, you really should wait until February if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant pennyroyal and expect a good harvest is probably October. Any later than that and your pennyroyal may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your pennyroyal indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on January 31 in Monrovia. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 30°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Monrovia is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Monrovia last frost occurs after January 31 be ready to protect your pennyroyal in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Monrovia

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	30°F
Highest Expected Low	35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

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