Greenly Garden

When to plant peas in Joplin: 9 March – 19 August

In Joplin, peas: sow straight into the bed from 9 March to 19 August.

Peas in Joplin: soil, season and weather

Peas tolerates light frost, so it goes in three weeks before the last frost (30 March); the top 7 cm of soil has reached its minimum of 4 °C by then (around 26 January).

Last spring frost30 March
Top 7 cm of soil at 4 °C26 January, 63 days before the last frost
First autumn frost1 November, 237 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)74
First harvest, if planted in this window22 May – 1 November
Days left for picking163
Daylight11:41 on 9 March
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)every 3 days; the driest month, November, has 8 rainy days

Peas in Joplin: care after planting

Planted on 9 March: in the first weeks water every 6 days.

Pests and diseases of peas to watch for:

Weather in Joplin during the peas season

About 961 mm of rain falls in the season; November is the driest month (61 mm) and May the wettest (178 mm).

MonthDay, °CNight, °CRain, mmRainy daysDaylight on the 15th
March16.75.51151111:55
April20.59.31551213:08
May24.714.51781414:08
June30.619.896914:42
July32.422841014:29
August31.421.1971113:37
September28.918.269712:27
October22.211.8106911:17
November15.25.361810:12

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Peas in nearby cities

Around Joplin, Tulsa is 24 days earlier and Topeka 10 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Fayetteville118 km9 March – 28 Augustsame day
Tulsa168 km13 February – 4 September24 days earlier
Fort Smith189 km23 February – 5 September14 days earlier
Kansas City225 km17 March – 19 August8 days later
Topeka241 km19 March – 16 August10 days later
Wichita259 km13 March – 17 August4 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.

Questions

When to plant peas in Joplin?

In Joplin, peas: sow straight into the bed from 9 March to 19 August.

When is the last spring frost in Joplin?

Last spring frost around 30 March, first autumn frost around 1 November.

Other crops in Joplin, with their dates