When to plant peas in Fort Collins: 4 April – 8 August

In Fort Collins, peas: sow straight into the bed from 4 April to 8 August. For seeds, the places nearby include Bath Garden Center and Nursery (garden centre, 3 km) and Fort Collins Nursery (garden centre, 4 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Peas in Fort Collins: soil, season and weather

Peas tolerates light frost, so it goes in three weeks before the last frost (25 April); the top 7 cm of soil has reached its minimum of 4 °C by then (around 12 March).

Last spring frost	25 April
Top 7 cm of soil at 4 °C	12 March, 44 days before the last frost
First autumn frost	21 October, 200 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	74
First harvest, if planted in this window	17 June – 21 October
Days left for picking	126
Daylight	12:47 on 4 April
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, October, has 4 rainy days

Peas in Fort Collins: care after planting

Planted on 4 April: in the first weeks water every 6 days.

Pests and diseases of peas to watch for:

Weather in Fort Collins during the peas season

About 291 mm of rain falls in the season; October is the driest month (20 mm) and May the wettest (95 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
April	17.4	1.1	43	8	13:16
May	21.1	6.4	95	13	14:25
June	28.4	12.7	40	8	15:03
July	31.6	16.2	37	7	14:48
August	30.5	15.2	34	7	13:49
September	27.7	11.2	22	4	12:30
October	18.8	3.8	20	4	11:11

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Peas in nearby cities

Around Fort Collins, Grand Junction is 7 days earlier and Cheyenne 17 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Cheyenne	69 km	21 April – 31 July	17 days later
Denver	90 km	10 April – 2 August	6 days later
Colorado Springs	192 km	12 April – 2 August	8 days later
Pueblo	258 km	31 March – 15 August	4 days earlier
Grand Junction	340 km	28 March – 14 August	7 days earlier
Rapid City	420 km	16 April – 30 July	12 days later

Where to buy peas seeds in Fort Collins

Seeds go straight into the bed from 4 April to 8 August; buy them before that. Within 15 km of Fort Collins OpenStreetMap lists 10 garden centres, 4 farm-supply shops, 2 plant nurseries, 3 markets and 6 farm shops (collected 28 October 2026).

Poudre Pet & Feed Supply — farm supply
North College Avenue 622 · 5 km · poudrefeed.com
Bath Garden Center and Nursery — garden centre
East Prospect Road 2000, 80525 Fort Collins · Mon–Fri 08:00–19:00; Sat 08:00–18:00; Sun 09:00–17:00 · 3 km · bathgardencenter.com
Fort Collins Nursery — garden centre
East Mulberry Street 2121, 80524 Fort Collins · Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00; Sun 10:00–17:00 · 4 km · fortcollinsnursery.com
Donath Lake Greenhouses — garden centre
South Lemay Avenue 8420, 80525 Fort Collins · Apr–Jun 09:00–17:00 · 9 km · donathlakegreenhouses.com

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 Fort Collins: 4 April – 8 August

Peas in Fort Collins: soil, season and weather

Peas in Fort Collins: care after planting

Weather in Fort Collins during the peas season

Peas in nearby cities

Where to buy peas seeds in Fort Collins

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