One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your 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.

You will be able to determine when it's possible to plant black pepper by referring to the USDA zone info for Penns Grove.

Planting Calendar for Black pepper

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

Black pepper require warm weather which tells us that you must wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant black pepper in Penns Grove 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 really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your black pepper indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Penns Grove. You should expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Penns Grove is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Penns Grove you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your black pepper if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Penns Grove

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°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 10°F.

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