Peas planting calendar
When to plant peas — pick your state
Peas timing swings hard by climate — choose your state for sow, transplant, and harvest dates calibrated to its USDA zone and frost window.
Northeast
Southeast
Midwest
Southwest
West
Pacific
Not listed: Hawaii — the dominant climate zone there is outside peas's practical range, so a generic calendar would mislead more than it helps.
Common questions
When should I plant peas?
Peas are the classic early-spring crop — direct-sow 4-6 weeks before the last spring frost, as soon as soil can be worked. They quit producing once daytime temperatures consistently hit 24 °C, so the sooner they go in, the longer the harvest window. Because the right window depends on your local frost dates, pick your US state above for a calendar with exact sow, transplant, and harvest dates.
Does the best time to plant peas vary by state?
Yes — planting dates swing by several weeks across the US because each state sits in a different USDA zone with its own frost window. Every state page here gives peas dates calibrated to that state's climate.
How are these peas planting dates calculated?
Each state's dates come from that state's dominant USDA hardiness zone and NOAA average frost dates, then adjusted for peas's cold tolerance and days to maturity.