When to Plant Pennyroyal in Bryan, OH

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.

By looking at the USDA zone info for Bryan you should be able to figure out when you can plant pennyroyal.


Planting Calendar for Pennyroyal

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

Pennyroyal are one of those plants that can tolerate quite a bit of cold weather which means that you can get them planted much earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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A good time to plant pennyroyal
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant pennyroyal
Probably not a good time to plant pennyroyal

The earliest that you can plant pennyroyal in Bryan 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your pennyroyal may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your pennyroyal indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Bryan. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Remember that USDA zone info for Bryan is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Bryan last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to cover your pennyroyal if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Bryan

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

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

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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