When to Plant Peanut in Harriman, TN

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out 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.

By checking out the USDA zone info for Harriman you will be able to determine when it's possible to plant peanut.


Planting Calendar for Peanut

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant peanut until after the last frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant peanut
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant peanut
Probably not a good time to plant peanut

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Harriman. You can expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Harriman is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Harriman you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your peanut in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Harriman

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 Low0°F
Highest Expected Low5°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.

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