When to Plant Peanut in Mocksville, NC

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

By looking at the USDA zone info for Mocksville you will be able to estimate when it's possible to plant peanut.


Planting Calendar for Peanut

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

You should not plant peanut until after the last frost because they are not cold tolerant.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant peanut
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant peanut
Probably not a good time to plant peanut

The earliest that you can plant peanut in Mocksville 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your peanut may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your peanut indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Mocksville. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Mocksville is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Mocksville it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your peanut in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Mocksville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low5°F
Highest Expected Low10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

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