When to Plant Bell Peppers in Royersford, PA

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Royersford you can estimate when you can plant bell peppers by checking out the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Bell Peppers

Frost tolerance for bell peppers: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost.

Bell Peppers require warm weather which tells us that it's necessary to wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

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

The earliest that you can plant bell peppers in Royersford 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 bell peppers and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your bell peppers may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your bell peppers indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Royersford. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Royersford may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Royersford it frosts late in the year after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your bell peppers if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Royersford

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-5°F
Highest Expected Low0°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 0°F.

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