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

You will be able to figure out when it's a good idea to plant peanut by referring to the USDA zone info for Oceanside.

Planting Calendar for Peanut

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

Since peanut are not cold tolerant it's necessary to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant peanut in Oceanside 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 fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your peanut indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on January 31 in Oceanside. It might get as low as 30°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Oceanside is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Oceanside you get a frost after January 31 so just be sure to be ready to cover your peanut if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Oceanside

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 Oceanside

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