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.

In Colby you can figure out when you can plant peanut 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 when the weather gets warmer.

Since peanut do not do well in cold weather it is necessary to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant peanut in Colby 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 fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your peanut indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Colby. You can expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Colby is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Colby last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your peanut in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Colby

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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