Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Socorro you can figure out when it's the best time to plant snow peas by using 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 are one of those plants that can tolerate quite a bit of cold weather which tells us that you can get them planted much earlier than other frost tender plants.

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

Last Frost Date

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

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Socorro may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Socorro you get a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your snow peas in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Socorro

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 Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°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.

Plants to Grow in Socorro

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