One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's possible to figure out when it's possible to plant snow peas by reviewing the USDA zone info for Woodway.

Planting Calendar for Snow peas

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

You can plant snow peas quite a bit earlier in the year because they are very cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant snow peas in Woodway 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 snow peas and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your snow peas may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your snow peas indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Woodway the average date of last frost happens on March 15. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Woodway may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Woodway it frosts late in the year after March 15 be ready to protect your snow peas if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Woodway

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.

Plants to Grow in Woodway

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