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When to plant peas in Dover: 7 March – 13 September

In Dover, peas: sow straight into the bed from 7 March to 13 September. For seeds, the places nearby include Lancaster County Farmers Market (farm shop, 1 km) and Tractor Supply Co (farm shop, 7 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Peas in Dover: soil, season and weather

Peas tolerates light frost, so it goes in three weeks before the last frost (28 March); the top 7 cm of soil averages its minimum of 4 °C already in the first week of January.

Last spring frost28 March
Top 7 cm of soil at 4 °Calready in the first week of January
First autumn frost26 November, 264 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)74
First harvest, if planted in this window20 May – 26 November
Days left for picking190
Daylight11:33 on 7 March
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)every 3 days; the driest month, November, has 7 rainy days

Peas in Dover: care after planting

Planted on 7 March: in the first weeks water every 6 days.

Pests and diseases of peas to watch for:

Weather in Dover during the peas season

About 1044 mm of rain falls in the season; November is the driest month (72 mm) and July the wettest (167 mm).

MonthDay, °CNight, °CRain, mmRainy daysDaylight on the 15th
March12.63.61071011:54
April17.78.61071113:13
May2213.71331314:18
June27.2191011114:54
July29.922.51671414:40
August28.521.41341313:44
September25.518.51271112:29
October20.312.696811:13
November13.65.972710:03

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Peas in nearby cities

All the nearest cities on our list plant peas later than Dover; the closest date is in Annapolis, 1 day later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Annapolis87 km8 March – 6 September1 day later
Philadelphia93 km13 March – 29 August6 days later
Baltimore95 km10 March – 9 September3 days later
Atlantic City97 km8 March – 9 September1 day later
Washington, D.C.134 km10 March – 3 September3 days later
Trenton134 km16 March – 30 August9 days later

Where to buy peas seeds in Dover

Seeds go straight into the bed from 7 March to 13 September; buy them before that. Within 15 km of Dover OpenStreetMap lists 1 market and 2 farm shops (collected 28 October 2026).

  • Spence's Bazaar — market
    South New Street 550, 19904 · Tue, Fri 07:30–17:00; Sat 07:30–15:00 · 1 km
  • Lancaster County Farmers Market — farm shop
    South New Street 544, 19904 · Tue, Fri 07:00–17:00; Sat 07:00–15:00 · 1 km
  • Tractor Supply Co — farm shop
    South Dupont Highway 4089, 19901 · Mon–Sat 08:00–20:00; Sun 09:00–19:00 · 7 km

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 Dover?

In Dover, peas: sow straight into the bed from 7 March to 13 September.

When is the last spring frost in Dover?

Last spring frost around 28 March, first autumn frost around 26 November.

Other crops in Dover, with their dates