When to Plant Peanut in Santa Fe, NM

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

By checking out the USDA zone info for Santa Fe you will be able to figure out when it's the best time to plant peanut.


Planting Calendar for Peanut

Frost tolerance for peanut: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After all chance of frost has passed.

Since peanut are not cold tolerant it is important to wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

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 Santa Fe 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 grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your peanut indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Santa Fe. You can expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Santa Fe is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Santa Fe there is a last frost after April 15 so always be ready to cover your peanut in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Santa Fe

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-5°F
Highest Expected Low0°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 0°F.

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