GreenlyWhen to plant peas in Derby: 22 March – 9 September
In Derby, peas: sow straight into the bed from 22 March to 9 September. For seeds, the places nearby include Footrills Farm Shop (farm shop, 7 km) and Croots Farm Shop (farm shop, 9 km); addresses and opening hours are below.
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Peas in Derby: soil, season and weather
Peas tolerates light frost, so it goes in three weeks before the last frost (12 April); the top 7 cm of soil averages its minimum of 4 °C already in the first week of January.
| Last spring frost | 12 April |
|---|---|
| Top 7 cm of soil at 4 °C | already in the first week of January |
| First autumn frost | 22 November, 245 days after the start |
| Days in the bed to the first harvest (card) | 74 |
| First harvest, if planted in this window | 4 June – 22 November |
| Days left for picking | 171 |
| Daylight | 12:17 on 22 March |
| Watering outdoors when fruiting (card) | every 3 days; the driest month, April, has 11 rainy days |
Peas in Derby: care after planting
Planted on 22 March: in the first weeks water every 6 days.
Pests and diseases of peas to watch for:
Weather in Derby during the peas season
About 642 mm of rain falls in the season; April is the driest month (49 mm) and October the wettest (86 mm).
| Month | Day, °C | Night, °C | Rain, mm | Rainy days | Daylight on the 15th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 10 | 2.7 | 74 | 14 | 11:47 |
| April | 12.4 | 3.8 | 49 | 11 | 13:56 |
| May | 16.2 | 7.5 | 65 | 11 | 15:47 |
| June | 19.2 | 10.7 | 70 | 12 | 16:53 |
| July | 20.9 | 12.6 | 76 | 14 | 16:27 |
| August | 20.4 | 12.4 | 67 | 12 | 14:48 |
| September | 17.8 | 10.3 | 80 | 13 | 12:45 |
| October | 13.9 | 7.9 | 86 | 14 | 10:41 |
| November | 9.5 | 4.2 | 75 | 13 | 8:44 |
ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo
Peas in nearby cities
Around Derby, Nottingham is 5 days earlier and Stoke-on-Trent 15 days later.
| City | Distance | Date | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nottingham | 22 km | 17 March – 10 September | 5 days earlier |
| Leicester | 39 km | 30 March – 6 September | 8 days later |
| Stoke-on-Trent | 48 km | 6 April – 2 September | 15 days later |
| Sheffield | 51 km | 25 March – 9 September | 3 days later |
| Birmingham | 55 km | 5 April – 6 September | 14 days later |
| Coventry | 57 km | 22 March – 4 September | same day |
Where to buy peas seeds in Derby
Seeds go straight into the bed from 22 March to 9 September; buy them before that. Within 15 km of Derby OpenStreetMap lists 19 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 1 plant nursery, 5 markets and 13 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026).
- Footrills Farm Shop — farm shop
Derby Road, DE7 6EX Ilkeston · 7 km - Croots Farm Shop — farm shop
Wirksworth Road, DE56 4AQ Belper · 9 km - Idridgehay Corn Store — farm supply
14 km · idridgehaycornstore.co.uk - Staunton Harold Nurseries & Garden Centre — garden centre
15 km · stauntonharoldnurseries.co.uk
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.
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- How we calculate the dates
Questions
When to plant peas in Derby?
In Derby, peas: sow straight into the bed from 22 March to 9 September.
When is the last spring frost in Derby?
Last spring frost around 12 April, first autumn frost around 22 November.
