Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You should be able to determine when it's a good idea to plant pea by checking out the USDA zone info for Palm Beach Gardens.

Planting Calendar for Pea

Frost tolerance for pea:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Pea do ok in cold weather which tells us that you can plant them a lot earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant pea in Palm Beach Gardens is January. However, you really should wait until February if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant pea and expect a good harvest is probably October. If you wait any later than that and your pea may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your pea indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Palm Beach Gardens. It might get as low as 30°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Palm Beach Gardens is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Palm Beach Gardens it frosts late in the year after January 31 be ready to protect your pea in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Palm Beach Gardens

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.

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