When to Plant Pennyroyal in Sebastian, FL

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.

In Sebastian you can estimate when it's possible to plant pennyroyal by looking at the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Pennyroyal

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

Pennyroyal are one of those plants that can tolerate quite a bit of cold weather which means that you can plant them much earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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A good time to plant pennyroyal
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant pennyroyal
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The earliest that you can plant pennyroyal in Sebastian 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. If you wait 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 is on January 31 in Sebastian. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 30°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Sebastian is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Sebastian there is a last frost after January 31 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your pennyroyal in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Sebastian

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 Low30°F
Highest Expected Low35°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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