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.

In Berryville you can figure out when it's a good idea to plant field peas by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Field Peas

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

Field Peas do well in moderate cold which means that you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant field peas in Berryville 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 field peas and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your field peas may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your field peas indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Berryville. You can expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Berryville is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Berryville there is a last frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your field peas if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Berryville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

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