When to plant peas in Charleston, West Virginia: 20 March – 25 August

In Charleston, West Virginia, peas: sow straight into the bed from 20 March to 25 August. For seeds, the places nearby include Green's Feed & Seed (farm supply, 1 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Peas in Charleston, West Virginia: soil, season and weather

Peas tolerates light frost, so it goes in three weeks before the last frost (10 April); the top 7 cm of soil averages its minimum of 4 °C already in the first week of January.

Last spring frost	10 April
Top 7 cm of soil at 4 °C	already in the first week of January
First autumn frost	7 November, 232 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	74
First harvest, if planted in this window	2 June – 7 November
Days left for picking	158
Daylight	12:07 on 20 March
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, November, has 10 rainy days

Peas in Charleston, West Virginia: care after planting

Planted on 20 March: in the first weeks water every 6 days.

Pests and diseases of peas to watch for:

Weather in Charleston, West Virginia during the peas season

About 927 mm of rain falls in the season; November is the driest month (74 mm) and May the wettest (141 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
March	15	3.4	96	13	11:54
April	19.4	7.7	99	13	13:11
May	23.2	13.1	141	17	14:14
June	27.8	17.2	118	14	14:49
July	30	19.9	122	15	14:36
August	28.8	18.8	104	14	13:41
September	26.4	16.1	91	9	12:28
October	20.8	10.3	82	9	11:15
November	13.9	3.8	74	10	10:07

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Peas in nearby cities

1 of the nearest cities share Charleston, West Virginia's date.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Columbus	214 km	1 April – 20 August	12 days later
Lexington	252 km	20 March – 25 August	same day
Cincinnati	264 km	21 March – 27 August	1 day later
Dayton	271 km	27 March – 27 August	7 days later
Pittsburgh	271 km	29 March – 27 August	9 days later
Frankfort	283 km	22 March – 21 August	2 days later

Where to buy peas seeds in Charleston, West Virginia

Seeds go straight into the bed from 20 March to 25 August; buy them before that. Within 15 km of Charleston, West Virginia OpenStreetMap lists 1 garden centre, 1 farm-supply shop, 3 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 28 October 2026).

Capitol Market (Seasonal Stalls) — market
0 km
South Charleston Farmers Market — market
8 km
Green's Feed & Seed — farm supply
Piedmont Road 314, Charleston · Mon–Fri 08:00–17:00; Sat 08:00–14:00 · 1 km · greensfeed.com
East End Bazaar — market
Washington Street East 1429, 25301 Charleston · Sat 10:00–15:00 · 1 km · charlestonwv.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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