One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out 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 USDA zone info for Pearland can be read to estimate when it's the best time to plant pennyroyal.

Planting Calendar for Pennyroyal

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

Since pennyroyal are very cold tolerant you can plant them quite a bit earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant pennyroyal in Pearland 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. If you wait any later than that and your pennyroyal may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your pennyroyal indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on February 15 in Pearland. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 20°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Pearland is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Pearland you get surprised by a frost after February 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your pennyroyal if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Pearland

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.

Plants to Grow in Pearland

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