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.

One way of getting a good idea when to plant peanut is to consult the USDA zone info for Dardanelle.

Planting Calendar for Peanut

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant peanut until after the last frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant peanut in Dardanelle is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant peanut and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your peanut may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your peanut indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Dardanelle the average date of last frost happens on April 15. You can expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Dardanelle may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Dardanelle you get a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your peanut in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Dardanelle

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°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 10°F.

Plants to Grow in Dardanelle

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