One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can estimate when to plant peanut in Belle Plaine by looking at 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 require warm weather you really should wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant peanut in Belle Plaine is May. However, you really should wait until June 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 really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your peanut indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is May 15 in Belle Plaine. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -25°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Belle Plaine is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Belle Plaine you get a frost after May 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your peanut if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Belle Plaine

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-25°F
Highest Expected Low	-20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -20°F.

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