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.

It's possible to estimate when it's a good idea to plant pennyroyal by checking out the USDA zone info for Tulare.

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 tells us that you can plant them quite a bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant pennyroyal in Tulare 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else 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 February 15 in Tulare. You should expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Tulare is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Tulare you get a frost after February 15 be ready to cover your pennyroyal in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Tulare

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

Plants to Grow in Tulare

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