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 USDA zone info for Milan can be reffered to in order to determine 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.

You can plant pennyroyal much earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate quite a bit of cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant pennyroyal in Milan 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else 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

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

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Milan is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Milan you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your pennyroyal if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Milan

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

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

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -10°F.

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