When to plant peas in Dodge City: 20 March – 16 August

In Dodge City, peas: sow straight into the bed from 20 March to 16 August.

Peas in Dodge City: 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 has reached its minimum of 4 °C by then (around 23 February).

Last spring frost	10 April
Top 7 cm of soil at 4 °C	23 February, 46 days before the last frost
First autumn frost	29 October, 223 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	74
First harvest, if planted in this window	2 June – 29 October
Days left for picking	149
Daylight	12:07 on 20 March
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, October, has 5 rainy days

Peas in Dodge City: 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 Dodge City during the peas season

About 475 mm of rain falls in the season; October is the driest month (32 mm) and May the wettest (116 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
March	16.6	2.7	38	6	11:55
April	20.8	7.1	49	6	13:09
May	24.6	12.6	116	12	14:12
June	31.1	19.1	75	8	14:46
July	33.2	21.4	67	8	14:32
August	31.9	20.3	58	7	13:39
September	29.2	17.2	40	6	12:28
October	22.2	9.4	32	5	11:16

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Peas in nearby cities

Around Dodge City, Lawton is 40 days earlier and Grand Island 9 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Wichita	236 km	13 March – 17 August	7 days earlier
Oklahoma City	339 km	21 February – 28 August	27 days earlier
Grand Island	379 km	29 March – 14 August	9 days later
Lawton	380 km	8 February – 29 August	40 days earlier
Tulsa	400 km	13 February – 4 September	35 days earlier
Topeka	402 km	19 March – 16 August	1 day earlier

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.

When to plant peas in Dodge City: 20 March – 16 August

Peas in Dodge City: soil, season and weather

Peas in Dodge City: care after planting

Weather in Dodge City during the peas season

Peas in nearby cities

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