The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

By using the USDA zone info for Wellston it's possible to figure out when you can plant snow peas.

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 can survive in cold weather which means that you can plant them earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant snow peas in Wellston 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. If you wait any later than that and your snow peas may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your snow peas indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Wellston. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Wellston is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Wellston it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your snow peas if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Wellston

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°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 -5°F.

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