One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out 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.

The first opportunity to plant snow peas in Bangor should be determined by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Snow peas

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

Snow peas can survive in quite a bit of cold which means that you can plant them quite a bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant snow peas in Bangor is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant snow peas and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your snow peas may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your snow peas indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Bangor. You can expect an average low temperature of -20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Bangor is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Bangor last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your snow peas in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Bangor

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-20°F
Highest Expected Low	-15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -15°F.

Plants to Grow in Bangor

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