One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of estimating when to plant snow peas is to look at the USDA zone info for Laguna Beach.

Planting Calendar for Snow peas

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

Snow peas do well in cold which means that you can plant them a quite a bit earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant snow peas in Laguna Beach 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 grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your snow peas indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Laguna Beach. You can expect an average low temperature of 30°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Laguna Beach is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Laguna Beach you get a frost after January 31 be ready to protect your snow peas in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Laguna Beach

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 Laguna Beach

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