One of the first steps you take when you are estimating your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Carrizo Springs you can determine when it's the best time to plant peanut by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Peanut

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

You can not plant peanut until after the last frost because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant peanut in Carrizo Springs 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 peanut and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your peanut may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your peanut indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on February 15 in Carrizo Springs. You should expect an average low temperature of 20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Carrizo Springs is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Carrizo Springs you get surprised by a frost after February 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your peanut in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Carrizo Springs

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

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

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