Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of estimating when to plant black pepper is to examine the USDA zone info for Gladstone.

Planting Calendar for Black pepper

Frost tolerance for black pepper:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

Since black pepper require warm weather it is important to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant black pepper in Gladstone is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant black pepper and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your black pepper may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your black pepper indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Gladstone may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Gladstone there is a last frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your black pepper in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Gladstone

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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