Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Prosper you can determine when it's possible to plant peanut by checking out 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.

Since peanut require warm weather it is necessary to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant peanut in Prosper 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 fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your peanut indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on March 15 in Prosper. You can expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Prosper 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 Prosper it frosts late in the year after March 15 be ready to cover your peanut if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Prosper

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.

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