Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. 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 Douglasville should be used to estimate when it's possible 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.

Since pennyroyal are one of those plants that can tolerate quite a bit of cold weather you can plant them earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant pennyroyal in Douglasville 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 few weeks earlier by starting your pennyroyal indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Douglasville. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Douglasville is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Douglasville it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your pennyroyal if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Douglasville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

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