The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of making a decision about when it's the best time to plant pennyroyal is to check out the USDA zone info for Norristown.

Planting Calendar for Pennyroyal

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

Since pennyroyal do well in cold you can plant them earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant pennyroyal in Norristown 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 few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Norristown. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Norristown is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Norristown you get a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your pennyroyal if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Norristown

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.

Plants to Grow in Norristown

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Norristown.