One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first chance to plant pennyroyal in Sioux City should be determined 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 tend to make it in pretty solid cold which means that you can plant them much earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant pennyroyal in Sioux City 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. If you wait any later than that and your pennyroyal may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your pennyroyal indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Sioux City. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -20°F.

Always keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Sioux City and it will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Sioux City you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your pennyroyal if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Sioux City

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-20°F
Highest Expected Low	-15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -15°F.

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