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When to plant peanuts

Sow peanuts outdoors 1 to 3 weeks after the last frost.

Your dates for peanuts

Set your ZIP code at the top of the page and we will work out when to plant peanuts where you live, from the frost records of the nearest NOAA weather station. Your ZIP code is remembered on this device only.

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Peanuts planting dates by zone

JFMAMJJASOND Zone 4b Zone 5b Zone 6b Zone 7b Zone 8b Zone 9a
Sow outdoorsFirst harvestDates use each zone's typical frost dates. Enter your ZIP code for your own.
Dates from each zone's typical (median) frost dates.
ZoneSow outdoors
Zone 2aMay 26 to Jun 9
Zone 3aJul 9 to 23
Zone 3bJun 29 to Jul 13
Zone 4aJun 19 to Jul 3
Zone 4bJun 12 to 26
Zone 5aJun 7 to 21
Zone 5bJun 6 to 20
Zone 6aJun 4 to 18
Zone 6bMay 30 to Jun 13
Zone 7aMay 24 to Jun 7
Zone 7bMay 14 to 28
Zone 8aMay 1 to 15
Zone 8bApr 21 to May 5
Zone 9aApr 6 to 20
Zone 9bMar 30 to Apr 13

Where frost is rare

Peanuts are planted in spring even in warm regions. Plant once soils warm in March-May and dig in summer or fall. Commercial growers in South Florida sometimes plant in late winter for an early market.

ZonePlanting months in Extension guides
Zone 9Mar-May (North/Central FL); mid Mar-Apr (Phoenix low desert)

Based on UF/IFAS Gardening Solutions: plant March-May in North and Central Florida. University of Arizona AZ1005 Maricopa County calendar: seed from mid-March through April (about 5 months to harvest). UF/IFAS SS-AGR-190 (archival) says only that early plantings are made in warmer southern Florida, with no months given, so zone_10 and zone_11 are null. Peanuts are not in the VH021 Table 1. Warm-winter areas are matched to zones approximately, so use the months for your region.

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