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

By checking out the USDA zone info for New Britain it's a good idea 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 when the weather gets warmer.

Since peanut do not do well in cold weather you really should wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant peanut in New Britain is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant peanut and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your peanut may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your peanut indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in New Britain. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Remember that USDA zone info for New Britain may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in New Britain there is a last frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your peanut if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for New Britain

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

Plants to Grow in New Britain

You may be interested in your other planting guides for New Britain.