When to Plant Field Peas in Albertville, MN

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can estimate when it's the best time to plant field peas in Albertville by using the USDA zone info.

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Planting Calendar for Field Peas

Frost tolerance for field peas: Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant: Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

You can plant field peas a bit earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather.

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A good time to plant field peas
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant field peas
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The earliest that you can plant field peas in Albertville 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 field peas and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your field peas may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your field peas indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on May 15 in Albertville. You can expect an average low temperature of -25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Albertville is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Albertville there is a last frost after May 15 so always be ready to protect your field peas in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Albertville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)September 15
Lowest Expected Low-25°F
Highest Expected Low-20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -20°F.

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