One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of figuring out when you can plant sweet peas is to check out the USDA zone info for Church Hill.

Planting Calendar for Sweet Peas

Frost tolerance for sweet peas:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

You can plant sweet peas slightly earlier in the year because they are barely cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant sweet peas in Church Hill is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant sweet peas and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your sweet peas may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your sweet peas indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Church Hill. You should expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Church Hill may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Church Hill there is a last frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your sweet peas if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Church Hill

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 Church Hill

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