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

You can determine when you can plant peanut in Mundelein by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Peanut

Frost tolerance for peanut:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

Peanut do not do well in cold weather which tells us that you really should wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant peanut in Mundelein 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. If you wait any later than that and your peanut may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your peanut indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Mundelein. You should expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Mundelein may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Mundelein you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your peanut if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Mundelein

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

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

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -10°F.

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