When to plant peas in Messina: from 4 January

In Messina, peas: sow straight into the bed from 4 January. There is no autumn frost here, so the frost dates set no end to the window.

Peas in Messina: soil, season and weather

Peas tolerates light frost and could go in three weeks before the last frost (25 January), but the top 7 cm of soil reaches its minimum of 4 °C only around 7 January, 3 days after that.

Last spring frost	25 January
Top 7 cm of soil at 4 °C	already in the first week of January
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	74
First harvest, if planted in this window	from 19 March
Daylight	9:36 on 4 January
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, June, has 6 rainy days

Peas in Messina: care after planting

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

Pests and diseases of peas to watch for:

Weather in Messina during the peas season

About 490 mm of rain falls in the season; June is the driest month (40 mm) and March the wettest (126 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
January	12.8	7.8	111	14	9:48
February	13.6	8.1	78	12	10:47
March	14.8	8.9	126	15	11:54
April	17.6	10.9	63	10	13:10
May	21.1	14	72	10	14:14
June	26.5	18.6	40	6	14:48

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Peas in nearby cities

All the nearest cities on our list plant peas later than Messina; the closest date is in Catania, 1 day later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Reggio Calabria	12 km	6 February – 6 October	33 days later
Catania	87 km	from 5 January	1 day later
Cosenza	138 km	20 March – 17 September	75 days later
Palermo	192 km	2 February – 10 October	29 days later
Potenza	273 km	25 March – 12 September	80 days later
Salerno	284 km	15 February – 28 September	42 days later

Where to buy peas seeds in Messina

Seeds go straight into the bed from 4 January; buy them before that. Within 15 km of Messina OpenStreetMap lists 2 garden centres, 3 plant nurseries and 7 markets (collected 20 October 2026).

Vivaio piante e fiori di Calatozzo Franco — garden centre
10 km
Mercato Zaera — market
1 km
Mercato Vascone — market
2 km
Mercato Ortofrutticolo — market
4 km

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