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When to plant peas

One of the first sowings of spring. Flowering stops once days pass about 27 °C, so get them in early.

Photo: Renee Comet (photographer) AV Number: AV-9400-4164, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

The rules we use

Frost
Hardy. Can go in 6 weeks before the average last frost and stands about 1 weeks of autumn frost.
Soil warm enough
Weekly mean around 6°C43°F or more
Heat limit
Average highs above 25°C77°F while it matures (flowers drop)
Days to harvest
About 65 days from sowing in warm weather; longer when it is cool
Picking
About 4 weeks from one planting

General guidance, kept on the cautious side. Varieties differ: check the seed packet. How the dates are worked out.

At a glance

Grows outdoors in
88 of 89 cities
Earliest start (north)
San Francisco, January 1
Latest start (north)
Tucson, December 25
Can go in this week
18 cities
No outdoor window
Honolulu

Peas: city by city

Sorted from the earliest start after midwinter to the latest. Southern-hemisphere cities follow, with their seasons six months on.

Sow indoorsSow or plant outdoorsHarvestFrost seasonToday

Northern hemisphere
San FranciscoCalifornia
AustinTexas
San AntonioTexas
DallasTexas
El PasoTexas
BirminghamAlabama
Little RockArkansas
SeattleWashington
PortlandOregon
AtlantaGeorgia
MemphisTennessee
CharlotteNorth Carolina
RaleighNorth Carolina
TulsaOklahoma
NashvilleTennessee
Oklahoma CityOklahoma
LondonEngland
CardiffWales
RichmondVirginia
AlbuquerqueNew Mexico
BristolEngland
VancouverBritish Columbia
ManchesterEngland
DublinIreland
LouisvilleKentucky
WashingtonDistrict of Columbia
BelfastNorthern Ireland
St. LouisMissouri
BaltimoreMaryland
Kansas CityMissouri
Salt Lake CityUtah
BirminghamEngland
BoiseIdaho
CincinnatiOhio
PhiladelphiaPennsylvania
GlasgowScotland
ColumbusOhio
IndianapolisIndiana
EdinburghScotland
New YorkNew York
PittsburghPennsylvania
DenverColorado
OmahaNebraska
Des MoinesIowa
ClevelandOhio
ChicagoIllinois
SpokaneWashington
BillingsMontana
BostonMassachusetts
DetroitMichigan
MilwaukeeWisconsin
MinneapolisMinnesota
MadisonWisconsin
PortlandMaine
TorontoOntario
BuffaloNew York
FargoNorth Dakota
MontrealQuebec
BurlingtonVermont
OttawaOntario
CalgaryAlberta
WinnipegManitoba
HalifaxNova Scotia
EdmontonAlberta
AnchorageAlaska
CharlestonSouth Carolina
San JoseCalifornia
San DiegoCalifornia
JacksonvilleFlorida
SacramentoCalifornia
New OrleansLouisiana
Los AngelesCalifornia
FresnoCalifornia
HoustonTexas
Las VegasNevada
OrlandoFlorida
TampaFlorida
PhoenixArizona
MiamiFlorida
TucsonArizona
Southern hemisphere
HobartTasmania
CanberraAustralian Capital Territory
AucklandNew Zealand
MelbourneVictoria
SydneyNew South Wales
AdelaideSouth Australia
PerthWestern Australia
BrisbaneQueensland

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Dates

CitySow outdoorsHarvest
San Francisco CaliforniaJan 1 – Dec 31Jan 1 – Dec 31
Austin TexasJan 9 – Feb 21Mar 25 – May 14
San Antonio TexasJan 9 – Feb 12Mar 20 – May 5
Dallas TexasJan 19 – Mar 2Apr 9 – May 24
El Paso TexasJan 19 – Feb 9Apr 13 – May 17
Birmingham AlabamaFeb 7 – Mar 3Apr 25 – May 31
Little Rock ArkansasFeb 7 – Mar 9Apr 26 – Jun 3
Seattle WashingtonFeb 7 – Aug 28Jun 8 – Nov 24
Portland OregonFeb 9 – May 21, Aug 5 – Sep 2Jun 1 – Aug 10, Sep 24 – Nov 26
Atlanta GeorgiaFeb 10 – Mar 16, Sep 12 – Sep 18Apr 27 – Jun 8, Nov 4 – Nov 15
Memphis TennesseeFeb 10 – Mar 19May 2 – Jun 11
Charlotte North CarolinaFeb 16 – Mar 13May 3 – Jun 8
Raleigh North CarolinaFeb 17 – Mar 17May 7 – Jun 12
Tulsa OklahomaFeb 17 – Mar 16May 6 – Jun 11
Nashville TennesseeFeb 18 – Mar 14May 8 – Jun 11
Oklahoma City OklahomaFeb 21 – Mar 14May 4 – Jun 8
London EnglandFeb 21 – Aug 31Jun 10 – Nov 28
Cardiff WalesFeb 21 – Aug 30Jun 15 – Dec 2
Richmond VirginiaFeb 23 – Mar 19May 13 – Jun 16
Albuquerque New MexicoFeb 23 – Mar 8May 17 – Jun 16
Bristol EnglandFeb 24 – Aug 29Jun 16 – Nov 29
Vancouver British ColumbiaFeb 27 – Aug 23Jun 13 – Nov 12
Manchester EnglandMar 2 – Aug 23Jun 17 – Nov 23
Dublin IrelandMar 2 – Aug 19Jun 23 – Nov 17
Louisville KentuckyMar 5 – Mar 27May 19 – Jun 22
Washington District of ColumbiaMar 7 – Mar 31, Sep 5 – Sep 15May 22 – Jun 26, Oct 30 – Nov 25
Belfast Northern IrelandMar 7 – Aug 15Jun 23 – Nov 14
St. Louis MissouriMar 9 – Mar 26May 21 – Jun 22
Baltimore MarylandMar 11 – Apr 3, Sep 3 – Sep 15May 24 – Jun 27, Oct 27 – Nov 28
Kansas City MissouriMar 11 – Apr 1May 23 – Jun 26
Salt Lake City UtahMar 12 – Apr 7Jun 5 – Jul 9
Birmingham EnglandMar 12 – Aug 18Jun 25 – Nov 17
Boise IdahoMar 13 – Apr 15Jun 9 – Jul 16
Cincinnati OhioMar 15 – Mar 30May 27 – Jun 27
Philadelphia PennsylvaniaMar 17 – Apr 5, Sep 1 – Sep 11May 30 – Jul 2, Oct 25 – Nov 17
Glasgow ScotlandMar 17 – Aug 9Jul 3 – Nov 10
Columbus OhioMar 21 – Apr 6, Aug 28 – Sep 1Jun 2 – Jul 4, Oct 23 – Nov 3
Indianapolis IndianaMar 21 – Apr 7Jun 1 – Jul 3
Edinburgh ScotlandMar 21 – Aug 8Jul 8 – Nov 7
New York New YorkMar 23 – Apr 25, Aug 14 – Sep 11Jun 6 – Jul 16, Oct 2 – Nov 27
Pittsburgh PennsylvaniaMar 23 – Apr 2, Aug 27 – Sep 1Jun 4 – Jul 4, Oct 22 – Nov 4
Denver ColoradoMar 23 – Apr 3Jun 13 – Jul 12
Omaha NebraskaMar 24 – Apr 9Jun 4 – Jul 6
Des Moines IowaMar 27 – Apr 12, Aug 23 – Aug 27Jun 6 – Jul 8, Oct 17 – Oct 27
Cleveland OhioMar 31 – Apr 19, Aug 11 – Sep 3Jun 11 – Jul 14, Sep 29 – Nov 19
Chicago IllinoisApr 1 – Apr 25, Aug 6 – Aug 30Jun 14 – Jul 19, Sep 24 – Nov 7
Spokane WashingtonApr 1 – May 5Jun 23 – Aug 1
Billings MontanaApr 2 – Apr 19Jun 23 – Jul 24
Boston MassachusettsApr 3 – Apr 27, Aug 15 – Sep 1Jun 16 – Jul 21, Oct 6 – Nov 16
Detroit MichiganApr 4 – Apr 27, Aug 4 – Aug 29Jun 15 – Jul 20, Sep 22 – Nov 7
Milwaukee WisconsinApr 8 – May 6, Jul 29 – Aug 25Jun 22 – Jul 29, Sep 16 – Nov 5
Minneapolis MinnesotaApr 8 – Apr 17, Aug 3 – Aug 21Jun 16 – Jul 15, Sep 21 – Oct 25
Madison WisconsinApr 12 – Apr 25, Aug 2 – Aug 18Jun 22 – Jul 23, Sep 20 – Oct 17
Portland MaineApr 13 – May 17, Jul 25 – Aug 18Jun 27 – Aug 6, Sep 12 – Oct 22
Toronto OntarioApr 14 – May 17, Jul 22 – Aug 18Jun 25 – Aug 5, Sep 8 – Oct 16
Buffalo New YorkApr 15 – May 22, Jul 25 – Aug 26Jun 26 – Aug 8, Sep 11 – Nov 2
Fargo North DakotaApr 18 – Apr 22Jun 24 – Jul 22
Montreal QuebecApr 18 – May 7, Jul 27 – Aug 16Jun 25 – Jul 29, Sep 14 – Oct 16
Burlington VermontApr 19 – May 15, Jul 26 – Aug 19Jun 29 – Aug 5, Sep 13 – Oct 22
Ottawa OntarioApr 21 – May 9, Jul 26 – Aug 12Jun 28 – Jul 31, Sep 13 – Oct 9
Calgary AlbertaApr 27 – Jun 8, Jul 1 – Jul 18Jul 18 – Sep 17
Winnipeg ManitobaApr 27 – May 11, Jul 21 – Aug 2Jul 5 – Aug 5, Sep 9 – Sep 29
Halifax Nova ScotiaApr 27 – Aug 17Jul 14 – Oct 24
Edmonton AlbertaApr 28 – Jul 23Jul 12 – Sep 26
Anchorage AlaskaMay 1 – Jul 13Jul 21 – Oct 6
Charleston South CarolinaSep 19 – Mar 13Nov 8 – Jun 2
San Jose CaliforniaSep 19 – Apr 6Nov 10 – Jun 27
San Diego CaliforniaSep 20 – May 30Nov 8 – Aug 13
Jacksonville FloridaSep 30 – Feb 19Nov 18 – May 10
Sacramento CaliforniaOct 5 – Mar 18Dec 18 – Jun 11
New Orleans LouisianaOct 8 – Feb 21Nov 29 – May 12
Los Angeles CaliforniaOct 8 – Mar 31Nov 28 – Jun 17
Fresno CaliforniaOct 12 – Mar 2Jan 9 – May 29
Houston TexasOct 14 – Feb 20Dec 6 – May 10
Las Vegas NevadaOct 15 – Feb 18Jan 11 – May 16
Orlando FloridaOct 21 – Jan 22Dec 9 – Apr 12
Tampa FloridaOct 21 – Feb 1Dec 8 – Apr 19
Phoenix ArizonaNov 1 – Jan 20Jan 5 – Apr 18
Miami FloridaNov 14 – Jan 17Jan 1 – Apr 2
Tucson ArizonaDec 25 – Jan 29Mar 12 – Apr 29
Hobart TasmaniaJul 14 – Mar 12Nov 8 – Jun 14
Canberra Australian Capital TerritoryFeb 6 – Mar 5, Aug 14 – Oct 23Nov 15 – Jan 15, Mar 28 – May 10
Auckland New ZealandJan 1 – Dec 31Jan 1 – Dec 31
Melbourne VictoriaFeb 4 – Nov 17Mar 24 – Feb 2
Sydney New South WalesFeb 12 – Nov 15Apr 1 – Jan 29
Adelaide South AustraliaFeb 17 – Oct 12Apr 7 – Dec 29
Perth Western AustraliaMar 19 – Sep 26May 6 – Dec 14
Brisbane QueenslandApr 4 – Aug 3May 23 – Oct 24
Honolulu HawaiiToo hot year-round: it bolts or fails to set before it matures. Try heat-tolerant varieties in the coolest months.

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