Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of making a decision about when it's the best time to plant pennyroyal is to examine the USDA zone info for Eagle Pass.

Planting Calendar for Pennyroyal

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

Pennyroyal can survive in a bit of cold which tells us that you can plant them much earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant pennyroyal in Eagle Pass is January. However, you really should wait until February if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant pennyroyal and expect a good harvest is probably October. Any later than that and your pennyroyal may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your pennyroyal indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Eagle Pass. It might get as low as 20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Eagle Pass is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Eagle Pass you get surprised by a frost after February 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your pennyroyal in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Eagle Pass

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

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