Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. 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 Honolulu should be reviewed to determine when it's a good idea to plant peanut.

Planting Calendar for Peanut

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

Peanut do not do well in cold weather which means that you must wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant peanut in Honolulu 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 peanut and expect a good harvest is probably November. Any later than that and your peanut may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your peanut indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Honolulu it never frosts. You should expect an average low temperature of 50°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Honolulu is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since it never frosts in Honolulu you do not have to be ready to cover your peanut if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Honolulu

Here is the info for USDA Zone 12a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	Never
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	Never
Lowest Expected Low	50°F
Highest Expected Low	55°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 50°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 55°F.

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