GreenlyWhen to plant peas in Leicester: 30 March – 6 September
In Leicester, peas: sow straight into the bed from 30 March to 6 September. For seeds, the places nearby include Palmers Garden Centre (garden centre, 7 km) and Cherry Lane Garden Centre (garden centre, 9 km); addresses and opening hours are below.
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Peas in Leicester: soil, season and weather
Peas tolerates light frost, so it goes in three weeks before the last frost (20 April); the top 7 cm of soil averages its minimum of 4 °C already in the first week of January.
| Last spring frost | 20 April |
|---|---|
| Top 7 cm of soil at 4 °C | already in the first week of January |
| First autumn frost | 19 November, 234 days after the start |
| Days in the bed to the first harvest (card) | 74 |
| First harvest, if planted in this window | 12 June – 19 November |
| Days left for picking | 160 |
| Daylight | 12:50 on 30 March |
| Watering outdoors when fruiting (card) | every 3 days; the driest month, April, has 10 rainy days |
Peas in Leicester: care after planting
Planted on 30 March: in the first weeks water every 6 days.
Pests and diseases of peas to watch for:
Weather in Leicester during the peas season
About 574 mm of rain falls in the season; April is the driest month (42 mm) and October the wettest (76 mm).
| Month | Day, °C | Night, °C | Rain, mm | Rainy days | Daylight on the 15th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 10.3 | 3 | 61 | 13 | 11:48 |
| April | 12.7 | 4 | 42 | 10 | 13:55 |
| May | 16.5 | 7.6 | 61 | 11 | 15:45 |
| June | 19.6 | 11 | 65 | 11 | 16:50 |
| July | 21.4 | 13 | 72 | 13 | 16:24 |
| August | 21.1 | 12.7 | 58 | 11 | 14:46 |
| September | 18.5 | 10.6 | 69 | 12 | 12:44 |
| October | 14.3 | 8.2 | 76 | 13 | 10:42 |
| November | 9.8 | 4.5 | 70 | 12 | 8:46 |
ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo
Peas in nearby cities
Around Leicester, Lincoln (United Kingdom) is 19 days earlier and Stoke-on-Trent 7 days later.
| City | Distance | Date | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nottingham | 34 km | 17 March – 10 September | 13 days earlier |
| Coventry | 36 km | 22 March – 4 September | 8 days earlier |
| Derby | 39 km | 22 March – 9 September | 8 days earlier |
| Birmingham | 54 km | 5 April – 6 September | 6 days later |
| Lincoln (United Kingdom) | 77 km | 11 March – 6 September | 19 days earlier |
| Stoke-on-Trent | 83 km | 6 April – 2 September | 7 days later |
Where to buy peas seeds in Leicester
Seeds go straight into the bed from 30 March to 6 September; buy them before that. Within 15 km of Leicester OpenStreetMap lists 14 garden centres, 5 plant nurseries, 4 markets and 6 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026).
- Leedham Farm shop — farm shop
12 km - Bailey's of Wistow — garden centre
Kibworth Road, LE8 0QF Leicester · Mon–Sat 09:00–15:00; Sun 01:30–16:30 · 10 km - Palmers Garden Centre — garden centre
St Johns 79, LE19 2BS Leicester · 7 km - Cherry Lane Garden Centre — garden centre
Foston Road, LE8 5QP Countesthorpe · 9 km
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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- Moon planting calendar for November 2026
- How we calculate the dates
Questions
When to plant peas in Leicester?
In Leicester, peas: sow straight into the bed from 30 March to 6 September.
When is the last spring frost in Leicester?
Last spring frost around 20 April, first autumn frost around 19 November.
