When to plant peas in Düsseldorf: 14 March – 8 September

In Düsseldorf, peas: sow straight into the bed from 14 March to 8 September. For seeds, the places nearby include Baumschule Schmitz (plant nursery, 12 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Peas in Düsseldorf: soil, season and weather

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

Last spring frost	4 April
Top 7 cm of soil at 4 °C	already in the first week of January
First autumn frost	21 November, 252 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	74
First harvest, if planted in this window	27 May – 21 November
Days left for picking	178
Daylight	11:44 on 14 March
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, April, has 12 rainy days

Peas in Düsseldorf: care after planting

Planted on 14 March: in the first weeks water every 6 days.

Pests and diseases of peas to watch for:

Weather in Düsseldorf during the peas season

About 675 mm of rain falls in the season; April is the driest month (62 mm) and October the wettest (84 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
March	11.3	3.1	72	13	11:48
April	14.9	5.3	62	12	13:49
May	19.2	9.4	70	11	15:33
June	23.4	13.9	74	12	16:33
July	24.1	14.8	83	14	16:09
August	24.4	15.2	74	13	14:38
September	20.7	12.2	78	11	12:42
October	15.7	9.2	84	14	10:46
November	9.9	4.5	78	15	8:56

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Peas in nearby cities

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

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Duisburg	22 km	15 March – 9 September	1 day later
Essen	30 km	16 March – 8 September	2 days later
Cologne	35 km	16 March – 7 September	2 days later
Bochum	41 km	20 March – 7 September	6 days later
Dortmund	57 km	27 March – 3 September	13 days later
Bonn	60 km	18 March – 6 September	4 days later

Where to buy peas seeds in Düsseldorf

Seeds go straight into the bed from 14 March to 8 September; buy them before that. Within 15 km of Düsseldorf OpenStreetMap lists 39 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 8 plant nurseries, 46 markets and 64 farm shops (collected 28 October 2026).

Wochenmarkt — market
Tue, Fri 07:00–18:00 · 2 km · duesseldorf.de
Wochenmarkt Flingern — market
Sat 07:00–13:00 · 2 km · duesseldorf.de
Bauernmarkt — market
Tue 08:00–13:00; Fri 10:00–18:00 · 2 km · rheinischer-bauernmarkt.de
Baumschule Schmitz — plant nursery
Baumschule Schmitz 1, 41564 Kaarst · Mon–Fri 09:00–18:30; Sat 09:00–16:00; Sun 11:00–14:00 · 12 km · schmitzbaumschule.de

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 Düsseldorf: 14 March – 8 September

Peas in Düsseldorf: soil, season and weather

Peas in Düsseldorf: care after planting

Weather in Düsseldorf during the peas season

Peas in nearby cities

Where to buy peas seeds in Düsseldorf

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