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.

The earliest that you can plant snow peas in Azusa can be figured out by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Snow peas

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

Since snow peas are one of those plants that can tolerate quite a bit of cold weather you can plant them quite a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant snow peas in Azusa 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 snow peas and expect a good harvest is probably October. If you wait any later than that and your snow peas may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your snow peas indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on January 31 in Azusa. You can expect an average low temperature of 30°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Azusa is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Azusa you get a frost after January 31 so be sure to be ready to cover your snow peas in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Azusa

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	30°F
Highest Expected Low	35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

Plants to Grow in Azusa

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