One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

By referring to the USDA zone info for Granite City it's a good idea to figure out when you can plant peanut.

Planting Calendar for Peanut

Frost tolerance for peanut:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

Peanut require warm weather which tells us that it's important to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant peanut in Granite City 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. 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 few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Granite City. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Granite City is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Granite City last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your peanut in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Granite City

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

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