When to plant peas in Napier: from 10 July

In Napier, peas: sow straight into the bed from 10 July. There is no autumn frost here, so the frost dates set no end to the window. For seeds, the places nearby include Jervoistown Garden Centre (garden centre, 7 km) and The Vege Barn (farm shop, 8 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Peas in Napier: soil, season and weather

Peas tolerates light frost, so it goes in three weeks before the last frost (31 July); the top 7 cm of soil averages its minimum of 4 °C already in the first week of July.

Last spring frost	31 July
Top 7 cm of soil at 4 °C	already in the first week of July
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	74
First harvest, if planted in this window	from 22 September
Daylight	9:32 on 10 July
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, August, has 11 rainy days

Peas in Napier: care after planting

Planted on 10 July: in the first weeks water every 6 days.

Pests and diseases of peas to watch for:

Weather in Napier during the peas season

About 496 mm of rain falls in the season; August is the driest month (67 mm) and July the wettest (93 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
July	14.2	7.4	93	11	9:38
August	14.8	7.1	67	11	10:33
September	16.9	8.9	92	12	11:48
October	19.3	10.6	67	9	13:05
November	21.5	13.1	88	11	14:17
December	23.6	15.2	89	12	14:56

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Peas in nearby cities

Around Napier, Gisborne is 27 days earlier and Rotorua 41 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Gisborne	133 km	from 13 June	27 days earlier
Palmerston North	147 km	21 July – 7 April	11 days later
Rotorua	161 km	20 August – 12 March	41 days later
Tauranga	210 km	from 28 July	18 days later
Hamilton (New Zealand)	237 km	16 July – 1 April	6 days later
Wellington	269 km	from 27 July	17 days later

Where to buy peas seeds in Napier

Seeds go straight into the bed from 10 July; buy them before that. Within 15 km of Napier OpenStreetMap lists 3 garden centres, 2 markets and 2 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026).

Jervoistown Garden Centre — garden centre
Meeanee Road 122 · 7 km
Napier Urban Famers' Market — market
Herschell Street, Napier · Sat 08:30–12:30 · 1 km
The Vege Barn — farm shop
Thu–Sun 09:00–17:00 · 8 km
Oderings — garden centre
9 km · oderings.co.nz

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