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.

The first chance to plant snow peas in Ridgefield should be estimated 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.

Since snow peas do well in cold you can plant them much earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant snow peas in Ridgefield 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. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your snow peas indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Ridgefield. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Remember that USDA zone info for Ridgefield is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Ridgefield it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your snow peas if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Ridgefield

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

Plants to Grow in Ridgefield

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