Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Santa Rosa you can determine when you can plant peanut 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.

Since peanut are not cold tolerant you have to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant peanut in Santa Rosa 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your peanut may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your peanut indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on February 15 in Santa Rosa. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Santa Rosa is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Santa Rosa last frost occurs after February 15 be ready to protect your peanut in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Santa Rosa

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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