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

A common way of estimating when it's the best time to plant peanut is to examine the USDA zone info for Hoquiam.

Planting Calendar for Peanut

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

It's a bad idea to plant peanut until after the last frost because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant peanut in Hoquiam is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant peanut and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your peanut may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your peanut indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on February 15 in Hoquiam. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 20°F.

Remember that USDA zone info for Hoquiam may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Hoquiam last frost occurs after February 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your peanut if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Hoquiam

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

Plants to Grow in Hoquiam

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