When to Plant Snow peas in Union City, NJ

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can figure out when it's a good idea to plant snow peas in Union City by checking out 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 do ok in a bit of cold which means that you can plant them quite a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

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A good time to plant snow peas
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant snow peas
Probably not a good time to plant snow peas

The earliest that you can plant snow peas in Union City 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your snow peas may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your snow peas indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Union City. You can expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Union City is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Union City last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your snow peas in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Union City

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 Low0°F
Highest Expected Low5°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.

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