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When to plant peas in Columbus: 1 April – 20 August

In Columbus, peas: sow straight into the bed from 1 April to 20 August.

Peas in Columbus: soil, season and weather

Peas tolerates light frost, so it goes in three weeks before the last frost (22 April); the top 7 cm of soil has reached its minimum of 4 °C by then (around 15 February).

Last spring frost22 April
Top 7 cm of soil at 4 °C15 February, 66 days before the last frost
First autumn frost2 November, 215 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)74
First harvest, if planted in this window14 June – 2 November
Days left for picking141
Daylight12:39 on 1 April
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)every 3 days; the driest month, September, has 9 rainy days

Peas in Columbus: care after planting

Planted on 1 April: in the first weeks water every 6 days.

Pests and diseases of peas to watch for:

Weather in Columbus during the peas season

About 833 mm of rain falls in the season; September is the driest month (78 mm) and July the wettest (128 mm).

MonthDay, °CNight, °CRain, mmRainy daysDaylight on the 15th
April17.15.71171313:15
May22.6121261614:22
June27.416.81191314:59
July29.419.51281414:45
August28.318.31001213:47
September2615.578912:30
October19.39.386911:12
November11.22.179910:00

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Peas in nearby cities

Around Columbus, Cleveland is 13 days earlier and Fort Wayne 2 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Dayton104 km27 March – 27 August5 days earlier
Cincinnati159 km21 March – 27 August11 days earlier
Toledo (United States)193 km1 April – 25 Augustsame day
Cleveland203 km19 March – 8 September13 days earlier
Charleston, West Virginia214 km20 March – 25 August12 days earlier
Fort Wayne220 km3 April – 20 August2 days later

Where to buy peas seeds in Columbus

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

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

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.

Questions

When to plant peas in Columbus?

In Columbus, peas: sow straight into the bed from 1 April to 20 August.

When is the last spring frost in Columbus?

Last spring frost around 22 April, first autumn frost around 2 November.

Other crops in Columbus, with their dates