When to Plant Sweet Peas in Chippewa Falls, WI

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

The first chance to plant sweet peas in Chippewa Falls can be figured out by looking at the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Sweet Peas

Frost tolerance for sweet peas: Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant: Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Sweet Peas can survive in a tiny bit of cold which means that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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The earliest that you can plant sweet peas in Chippewa Falls 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 sweet peas and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your sweet peas may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your sweet peas indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on May 15 in Chippewa Falls. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -30°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Chippewa Falls is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Chippewa Falls it frosts late in the year after May 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your sweet peas if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Chippewa Falls

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)September 15
Lowest Expected Low-30°F
Highest Expected Low-25°F

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

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