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

The USDA zone info for Doylestown can be used to figure out when you can 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 require warm weather it is important to wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant peanut in Doylestown 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 fully mature. 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 Doylestown. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Doylestown is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Doylestown there is a last frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your peanut in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Doylestown

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 Low	0°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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