One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of estimating when it's the best time to plant pennyroyal is to refer to the USDA zone info for Mccomb.

Planting Calendar for Pennyroyal

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

Since pennyroyal are very cold tolerant you can plant them much earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant pennyroyal in Mccomb 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. Any later than that and your pennyroyal may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your pennyroyal indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on March 15 in Mccomb. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Mccomb is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Mccomb it frosts late in the year after March 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your pennyroyal in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Mccomb

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°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 20°F.

Plants to Grow in Mccomb

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