When to Plant Pennyroyal in Anderson, SC

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

In Anderson you can determine when it's a good idea to plant pennyroyal 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.

You can plant pennyroyal quite a bit earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate quite a bit of cold weather.

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 Anderson 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. Any later than that and your pennyroyal may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your pennyroyal indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Anderson. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Anderson is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Anderson last frost occurs after March 15 be ready to cover your pennyroyal in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Anderson

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)November 15
Lowest Expected Low10°F
Highest Expected Low15°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 15°F.

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