When to Plant Pennyroyal in Central Point, OR

One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Central Point you can estimate when it's possible to plant pennyroyal by using the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Pennyroyal

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

You can plant pennyroyal a lot earlier in the year because they are very cold tolerant.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Legend 
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 Central Point 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 really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your pennyroyal indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Central Point. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Central Point may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Central Point last frost occurs after March 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your pennyroyal in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Central Point

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 Low15°F
Highest Expected Low20°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 Central Point

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