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

You can determine when it's a good idea to plant peas in Fort Stockton by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Peas

Frost tolerance for peas:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Peas do well in cold which means that you can plant them much earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant peas in Fort Stockton is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant peas and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your peas may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your peas indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on March 15 in Fort Stockton. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Fort Stockton is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Fort Stockton it frosts late in the year after March 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your peas if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Fort Stockton

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 15°F.

Plants to Grow in Fort Stockton

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