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.

The first opportunity to plant pennyroyal in New Kensington can be estimated by reviewing 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.

Pennyroyal do well in cold which tells us that you can start planting them much earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant pennyroyal in New Kensington 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. If you wait any later than that and your pennyroyal may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your pennyroyal indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

In New Kensington the average date of last frost happens on April 15. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for New Kensington is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in New Kensington you get a frost after April 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 New Kensington

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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