GreenlyWhen to plant peas in Gainesville: 1 January – 11 October
In Gainesville, peas: sow straight into the bed from 1 January to 11 October. For seeds, the places nearby include Garden Gate Nursery (garden centre, 6 km); addresses and opening hours are below.
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Peas in Gainesville: soil, season and weather
Peas tolerates light frost and could go in three weeks before the last frost (22 January), but the top 7 cm of soil reaches its minimum of 4 °C only around 7 January, 6 days after that.
| Last spring frost | 22 January |
|---|---|
| Top 7 cm of soil at 4 °C | already in the first week of January |
| First autumn frost | 24 December, 357 days after the start |
| Days in the bed to the first harvest (card) | 74 |
| First harvest, if planted in this window | 16 March – 24 December |
| Days left for picking | 283 |
| Daylight | 10:17 on 1 January |
| Watering outdoors when fruiting (card) | every 3 days; the driest month, November, has 6 rainy days |
Peas in Gainesville: care after planting
Planted on 1 January: in the first weeks water every 6 days.
Pests and diseases of peas to watch for:
Weather in Gainesville during the peas season
About 1224 mm of rain falls in the season; November is the driest month (56 mm) and August the wettest (191 mm).
| Month | Day, °C | Night, °C | Rain, mm | Rainy days | Daylight on the 15th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18.8 | 8.3 | 62 | 8 | 10:26 |
| February | 22.6 | 11.5 | 60 | 8 | 11:09 |
| March | 24.8 | 13 | 73 | 8 | 11:57 |
| April | 27.6 | 15.7 | 76 | 8 | 12:52 |
| May | 30.7 | 19 | 85 | 10 | 13:38 |
| June | 32 | 22.3 | 162 | 19 | 14:02 |
| July | 32.6 | 23.3 | 187 | 23 | 13:53 |
| August | 32.1 | 23.3 | 191 | 24 | 13:14 |
| September | 30.7 | 21.9 | 144 | 18 | 12:22 |
| October | 27.7 | 18.2 | 65 | 9 | 11:29 |
| November | 23.6 | 13.4 | 56 | 6 | 10:41 |
| December | 20.8 | 10.7 | 63 | 7 | 10:15 |
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Peas in nearby cities
Around Gainesville, Orlando is 4 days earlier and Savannah 19 days later.
| City | Distance | Date | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville | 99 km | 2 January – 14 October | 1 day later |
| Orlando | 154 km | 28 December – 12 October | 4 days earlier |
| Tampa | 189 km | 28 December – 11 October | 4 days earlier |
| St. Petersburg | 206 km | from 28 December | 4 days earlier |
| Tallahassee | 207 km | 1 January – 10 October | same day |
| Savannah | 295 km | 20 January – 11 October | 19 days later |
Where to buy peas seeds in Gainesville
Seeds go straight into the bed from 1 January to 11 October; buy them before that. Within 15 km of Gainesville OpenStreetMap lists 1 garden centre, 1 plant nursery and 4 markets (collected 28 October 2026).
- Midpoint Park and Eatery — market
0 km · midpointeatery.com - University of Florida Agricultural Experimental Station — plant nursery
12 km - Garden Gate Nursery — garden centre
Northwest 43rd Street 2406, 32606 · 6 km · gardengatenursery.net - Grove Street Farmers Market — market
Northwest 4th Street 1001, 32601 Gainesville · Mon 16:00–19:00 · 1 km · grovestreetfarmersmarket.com
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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Questions
When to plant peas in Gainesville?
In Gainesville, peas: sow straight into the bed from 1 January to 11 October.
When is the last spring frost in Gainesville?
Last spring frost around 22 January, first autumn frost around 24 December.
