One of the first steps you take when you are estimating your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

By checking out the USDA zone info for Cocoa you should be able to determine when you can 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.

You can not plant peanut until after the last frost because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant peanut in Cocoa 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. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your peanut indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Cocoa may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Cocoa last frost occurs after February 15 be ready to protect your peanut if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Cocoa

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.

Plants to Grow in Cocoa

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Cocoa.