When to plant peas in Jefferson City: 15 March – 22 August

In Jefferson City, peas: sow straight into the bed from 15 March to 22 August.

Peas in Jefferson City: soil, season and weather

Peas tolerates light frost, so it goes in three weeks before the last frost (5 April); the top 7 cm of soil has reached its minimum of 4 °C by then (around 3 February).

Last spring frost	5 April
Top 7 cm of soil at 4 °C	3 February, 61 days before the last frost
First autumn frost	4 November, 234 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	74
First harvest, if planted in this window	28 May – 4 November
Days left for picking	160
Daylight	11:54 on 15 March
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, November, has 7 rainy days

Peas in Jefferson City: care after planting

Planted on 15 March: in the first weeks water every 6 days.

Pests and diseases of peas to watch for:

Weather in Jefferson City during the peas season

About 933 mm of rain falls in the season; November is the driest month (64 mm) and April the wettest (134 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
March	15.3	4	117	12	11:54
April	19.9	8	134	11	13:11
May	24.5	14	124	14	14:15
June	30.6	19.4	122	11	14:51
July	31.9	21.5	111	11	14:37
August	30.6	20.3	100	10	13:42
September	28.4	17.4	66	7	12:29
October	21.4	10.9	95	9	11:15
November	14	4.1	64	7	10:06

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Peas in nearby cities

Around Jefferson City, Joplin is 6 days earlier and Peoria 14 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
St. Louis	172 km	16 March – 22 August	1 day later
Kansas City	216 km	17 March – 19 August	2 days later
Springfield	258 km	27 March – 19 August	12 days later
Joplin	263 km	9 March – 19 August	6 days earlier
Topeka	309 km	19 March – 16 August	4 days later
Peoria	324 km	29 March – 18 August	14 days later

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 Jefferson City: 15 March – 22 August

Peas in Jefferson City: soil, season and weather

Peas in Jefferson City: care after planting

Weather in Jefferson City during the peas season

Peas in nearby cities

Questions

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