One of the first steps you take when you are determining 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.

In Nashville you can figure out when it's a good idea to plant peanut 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 has passed.

It's not a good idea to plant peanut until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant peanut in Nashville 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 little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on March 15 in Nashville. You can expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Nashville is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Nashville you get surprised by a frost after March 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your peanut in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Nashville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°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 15°F.

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