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When to Plant Black pepper in Hoquiam, WA

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

By checking out the USDA zone info for Hoquiam it's a good idea to determine when to plant black pepper.

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Planting Calendar for Black pepper

Frost tolerance for black pepper: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After all chance of frost has passed.

It's probably a bad idea to plant black pepper until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they do not do well in cold weather.

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Legend 
A good time to plant black pepper
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant black pepper
Probably not a good time to plant black pepper

The earliest that you can plant black pepper in Hoquiam is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant black pepper and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your black pepper may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your black pepper indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is not always accurate because it is based on the USDA zone info for Hoquiam and it can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Hoquiam last frost occurs after February 15 be ready to protect your black pepper in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Hoquiam

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 Low20°F
Highest Expected Low25°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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