When to plant peas in Catania: from 5 January

In Catania, peas: sow straight into the bed from 5 January. There is no autumn frost here, so the frost dates set no end to the window.

Peas in Catania: soil, season and weather

Peas tolerates light frost and could go in three weeks before the last frost (26 January), but the top 7 cm of soil reaches its minimum of 4 °C only around 7 January, 2 days after that.

Last spring frost	26 January
Top 7 cm of soil at 4 °C	already in the first week of January
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	74
First harvest, if planted in this window	from 20 March
Daylight	9:40 on 5 January
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, June, has 3 rainy days

Peas in Catania: care after planting

Planted on 5 January: in the first weeks water every 6 days.

Pests and diseases of peas to watch for:

Weather in Catania during the peas season

About 269 mm of rain falls in the season; June is the driest month (20 mm) and February the wettest (72 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
January	15	6.4	53	7	9:51
February	16.3	7.1	72	7	10:49
March	18.2	8.6	52	7	11:55
April	21	11.2	28	5	13:09
May	25.3	15	44	6	14:10
June	31.5	20.2	20	3	14:44

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Peas in nearby cities

Around Catania, Messina is 1 day earlier and Potenza 79 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Reggio Calabria	84 km	6 February – 6 October	32 days later
Messina	87 km	from 4 January	1 day earlier
Palermo	167 km	2 February – 10 October	28 days later
Cosenza	224 km	20 March – 17 September	74 days later
Salerno	355 km	15 February – 28 September	41 days later
Potenza	355 km	25 March – 12 September	79 days later

Where to buy peas seeds in Catania

Seeds go straight into the bed from 5 January; buy them before that. Within 15 km of Catania OpenStreetMap lists 9 garden centres, 2 farm-supply shops, 12 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 20 October 2026).

Mercato del Contadino — market
Sun 08:00–13:00 · 2 km
Mercato Settimanale del Mercoledi — market
Wed 08:30–13:30 · 6 km
Mercato Ittico — market
Mon–Sat 02:00–06:00 · 10 km
Mercato settimanale di San Gregorio di Catania — market
Tue 08:00–13:00 · 8 km

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