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.

The best time to plant peanut in Fullerton should be figured out by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Peanut

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

Since peanut require warm weather it's important to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on January 31 in Fullerton. You should expect an average low temperature of 30°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Fullerton is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Fullerton it frosts late in the year after January 31 be ready to protect your peanut in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Fullerton

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.

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