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

In Huntingdon you can figure out when you can plant snow peas by looking at 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.

Since snow peas are one of those plants that can tolerate quite a bit of cold weather you can plant them a lot earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant snow peas in Huntingdon 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. Any later than that and your snow peas may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your snow peas indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Huntingdon. 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 Huntingdon may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Huntingdon last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to cover your snow peas in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Huntingdon

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.

Plants to Grow in Huntingdon

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