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 should be able to estimate when to plant black pepper by referring to the USDA zone info for Harrison.

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 you must wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant black pepper in Harrison 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your black pepper may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your black pepper indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Harrison. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Harrison is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Harrison it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your black pepper in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Harrison

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

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

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

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