One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Brandon can be used to determine when it's the best time to plant peanut.

Planting Calendar for Peanut

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

Since peanut are not cold tolerant it is important to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant peanut in Brandon is May. However, you really should wait until June 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. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your peanut indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on May 15 in Brandon. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -25°F.

Remember that USDA zone info for Brandon is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Brandon there is a last frost after May 15 so always be ready to protect your peanut in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Brandon

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-25°F
Highest Expected Low	-20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -20°F.

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