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.

You should be able to determine when it's a good idea to plant peanut by referring to the USDA zone info for Little Elm.

Planting Calendar for Peanut

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

You really shouldn't plant peanut until after the last frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant peanut in Little Elm 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. If you wait 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

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Little Elm. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Little Elm is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Little Elm you get surprised by a frost after March 15 be ready to cover your peanut if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Little Elm

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 Little Elm

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