When to Plant Pennyroyal in Glasgow, KY

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. 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 Glasgow should be determined by reviewing 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 do well in cold which tells us that you can plant them much earlier than other frost tender plants.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant pennyroyal
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant pennyroyal
Probably not a good time to plant pennyroyal

The earliest that you can plant pennyroyal in Glasgow 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 grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your pennyroyal indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Glasgow. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Glasgow is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Glasgow it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your pennyroyal if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Glasgow

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-5°F
Highest Expected Low0°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 0°F.

Plants to Grow in Glasgow

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Glasgow.