One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Weslaco can be reffered to in order to determine when you can plant pea.

Planting Calendar for Pea

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

Since pea do well in cold you can plant them quite a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant pea in Weslaco is January. However, you really should wait until February if you don't want to take any chances.

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Weslaco. You can expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Weslaco is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Weslaco it frosts late in the year after February 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your pea in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Weslaco

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

Plants to Grow in Weslaco

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