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

The USDA zone info for Jasper can be read to determine when to plant peanut.

Planting Calendar for Peanut

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

It's probably not a good idea to plant peanut until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant peanut in Jasper 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 really do well. Starting your peanut indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Jasper. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Jasper is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Jasper 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 Jasper

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.

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