One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Los Altos should be reffered to in order to determine when it's a good idea to plant peanut.

Planting Calendar for Peanut

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

It's a bad idea to plant peanut until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant peanut in Los Altos is March. However, you really should wait until April 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. If you wait any later than that and your peanut may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your peanut indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Los Altos. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Los Altos is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Los Altos there is a last frost after February 15 be ready to cover your peanut in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Los Altos

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

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