One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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.

You can determine when it's possible to plant peanut in Bixby by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Peanut

Frost tolerance for peanut:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

It's a bad idea to plant peanut until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant peanut in Bixby 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. If you wait any later than that and your peanut may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your peanut indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Bixby. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Bixby is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Bixby you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your peanut in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Bixby

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 Bixby

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