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.

You will be able to determine when it's the best time to plant pennyroyal by reviewing the USDA zone info for Anoka.

Planting Calendar for Pennyroyal

Frost tolerance for pennyroyal:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Pennyroyal are very cold tolerant which means that you can start planting them much earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant pennyroyal in Anoka is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant pennyroyal and expect a good harvest is probably August. 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 couple of weeks earlier by starting your pennyroyal indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is May 15 in Anoka. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -25°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Anoka is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Anoka there is a last frost after May 15 so always be ready to protect your pennyroyal if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Anoka

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-25°F
Highest Expected Low	-20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -20°F.

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