The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first chance to plant peanut in Long Beach should be figured out by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Peanut

Frost tolerance for peanut:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

Peanut require warm weather which means that you must wait until it warms up after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant peanut in Long Beach 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 really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your peanut indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Long Beach. You can expect an average low temperature of 35°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Long Beach is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Long Beach you get surprised by a frost after January 31 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your peanut if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Long Beach

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	35°F
Highest Expected Low	40°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 35°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 40°F.

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