When to Plant Pea in La Habra, CA

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of figuring out when to plant pea is to look at the USDA zone info for La Habra.

Create beautiful hand-made plants at forever-plants.com

Planting Calendar for Pea

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

Pea do well in pretty solid cold which tells us that you can plant them a lot earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Legend 
A good time to plant pea
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant pea
Probably not a good time to plant pea

The earliest that you can plant pea in La Habra 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 pea and expect a good harvest is probably October. Any later than that and your pea may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your pea indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on January 31 in La Habra. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 30°F.

Since the USDA zone info for La Habra is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in La Habra there is a last frost after January 31 so always be ready to protect your pea in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for La Habra

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 Low30°F
Highest Expected Low35°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 La Habra

You may be interested in your other planting guides for La Habra.