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.

In Grover Beach you can figure out when you can plant peanut by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Peanut

Frost tolerance for peanut:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

It's a bad idea to plant peanut until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant peanut in Grover Beach is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant peanut and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your peanut may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your peanut indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on January 31 in Grover Beach. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 30°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Grover Beach is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Grover Beach you get a frost after January 31 so make sure that you are ready to cover your peanut if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Grover Beach

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	30°F
Highest Expected Low	35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

Plants to Grow in Grover Beach

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Grover Beach.