The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Diboll you can determine when it's a good idea to plant peanut by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Peanut

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

You really shouldn't plant peanut until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant peanut in Diboll 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else 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 all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Diboll. You should expect an average low temperature of 15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Diboll is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Diboll you get a frost after March 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your peanut if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Diboll

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

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