Peas
Dates below are counted from the average last spring frost or the average first fall frost. Enter a ZIP in the calendar for NOAA 1991–2020 station averages, or pick a zone and use the zone table.
When to plant
Soil and site
Average, well-drained soil. A legume — skip nitrogen fertilizer; a dusting of inoculant helps instead.
Seedlings
Direct sow. The spring window is short in the South, so get them in early — they laugh at light frost.
In the garden
Trellis even the bush types; everything is easier off the ground.
Picking
Pick daily once pods size up: snap and snow types at pod stage, shelling types when peas are plump but still glossy.
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Dates by zone
These pages turn the same frost offsets into calendar dates for each zone the calendar covers.