The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening 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 Union Grove can be looked at to determine when it's the best time to plant snow peas.

Planting Calendar for Snow peas

Frost tolerance for snow peas:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

You can plant snow peas much earlier in the year because they do well in cold.

The earliest that you can plant snow peas in Union Grove 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 snow peas and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your snow peas may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your snow peas indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Union Grove. You should expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Union Grove is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Union Grove you get a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your snow peas in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Union Grove

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-15°F
Highest Expected Low	-10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -10°F.

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