When to plant peas in Athens (United States): 19 February – 9 September

In Athens (United States), peas: sow straight into the bed from 19 February to 9 September. For seeds, the places nearby include Foxglove Plantbar (garden centre, 2 km) and Mary's (farm supply, 11 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Peas in Athens (United States): soil, season and weather

Peas tolerates light frost, so it goes in three weeks before the last frost (12 March); the top 7 cm of soil averages its minimum of 4 °C already in the first week of January.

Last spring frost	12 March
Top 7 cm of soil at 4 °C	already in the first week of January
First autumn frost	22 November, 276 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	74
First harvest, if planted in this window	4 May – 22 November
Days left for picking	202
Daylight	11:06 on 19 February
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, November, has 8 rainy days

Peas in Athens (United States): care after planting

Planted on 19 February: in the first weeks water every 6 days.

Pests and diseases of peas to watch for:

Weather in Athens (United States) during the peas season

About 1057 mm of rain falls in the season; November is the driest month (70 mm) and February the wettest (130 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
February	15.7	5.5	130	11	10:58
March	19	7.9	117	11	11:56
April	22.8	11.1	109	9	13:01
May	26.7	15.8	116	13	13:55
June	30.3	19.8	101	13	14:24
July	32.1	22	109	16	14:13
August	30.9	21.1	129	16	13:27
September	28.8	18.6	101	9	12:25
October	23.6	13.1	75	7	11:22
November	17.7	7.6	70	8	10:25

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Peas in nearby cities

Around Athens (United States), Macon is 7 days earlier and Asheville 31 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Atlanta	96 km	22 February – 9 September	3 days later
Macon	127 km	12 February – 18 September	7 days earlier
Greenville	135 km	26 February – 9 September	7 days later
Asheville	199 km	22 March – 20 August	31 days later
Chattanooga	212 km	27 February – 30 August	8 days later
Columbia	217 km	16 February – 16 September	3 days earlier

Where to buy peas seeds in Athens (United States)

Seeds go straight into the bed from 19 February to 9 September; buy them before that. Within 15 km of Athens (United States) OpenStreetMap lists 1 garden centre, 1 farm-supply shop and 4 markets (collected 28 October 2026).

Orient Mart — market
Gaines School Road 1055, 30605 Athens · 5 km
Athens Farmers Market — market
Sat 08:00–12:00 · 3 km
Mary's — farm supply
Atlanta Highway 4860, 30606 Athens · 11 km
Foxglove Plantbar — garden centre
Baxter Street 1063, 30606 Athens · Wed–Sat 10:00–20:00; Sun 10:00–16:00 · 2 km · foxgloveplantbar.com

Each window starts on the Greenly calendar date and ends on the last day that still leaves the crop’s days to harvest (from its card) before the average first autumn frost, plus six weeks of picking for crops harvested over weeks (tomatoes, peppers, aubergines, cucumbers, courgettes, pumpkins, watermelons, beans) — our rule; earlier in the window is safer.

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