GreenlyWhen to plant peas in New Orleans: 1 January – 2 October
In New Orleans, peas: sow straight into the bed from 1 January to 2 October. For seeds, the places nearby include Farmer's (farm shop, 3 km); addresses and opening hours are below.
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Peas in New Orleans: soil, season and weather
Peas tolerates light frost and could go in three weeks before the last frost (22 January), but the top 7 cm of soil reaches its minimum of 4 °C only around 7 January, 6 days after that.
| Last spring frost | 22 January |
|---|---|
| Top 7 cm of soil at 4 °C | already in the first week of January |
| First autumn frost | 15 December, 348 days after the start |
| Days in the bed to the first harvest (card) | 74 |
| First harvest, if planted in this window | 16 March – 15 December |
| Days left for picking | 274 |
| Daylight | 10:15 on 1 January |
| Watering outdoors when fruiting (card) | every 3 days; the driest month, November, has 8 rainy days |
Peas in New Orleans: care after planting
Planted on 1 January: in the first weeks water every 6 days.
Pests and diseases of peas to watch for:
Weather in New Orleans during the peas season
About 1761 mm of rain falls in the season; November is the driest month (79 mm) and August the wettest (230 mm).
| Month | Day, °C | Night, °C | Rain, mm | Rainy days | Daylight on the 15th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16.6 | 8.5 | 115 | 11 | 10:25 |
| February | 20.2 | 11.8 | 118 | 12 | 11:08 |
| March | 22.7 | 14.6 | 130 | 12 | 11:57 |
| April | 25.1 | 17 | 110 | 12 | 12:53 |
| May | 28.6 | 21.1 | 155 | 14 | 13:39 |
| June | 30.8 | 24.1 | 208 | 19 | 14:04 |
| July | 31.2 | 25.1 | 226 | 23 | 13:54 |
| August | 31.2 | 25.4 | 230 | 21 | 13:15 |
| September | 29.8 | 23.5 | 150 | 15 | 12:22 |
| October | 26.4 | 19.2 | 102 | 9 | 11:29 |
| November | 21.5 | 13.9 | 79 | 8 | 10:40 |
| December | 18.6 | 11.1 | 138 | 11 | 10:14 |
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Peas in nearby cities
All the nearest cities on our list plant peas later than New Orleans; the closest date is in Mobile, 2 days later.
| City | Distance | Date | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gulfport | 108 km | 17 January – 11 September | 16 days later |
| Baton Rouge | 119 km | 16 January – 26 September | 15 days later |
| Lafayette | 189 km | 29 January – 23 September | 28 days later |
| Mobile | 206 km | 3 January – 2 October | 2 days later |
| Jackson | 261 km | 3 February – 15 September | 33 days later |
| Pensacola | 280 km | 5 January – 6 October | 4 days later |
Where to buy peas seeds in New Orleans
Seeds go straight into the bed from 1 January to 2 October; buy them before that. Within 15 km of New Orleans OpenStreetMap lists 7 garden centres, 3 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 20 October 2026).
- Farmer's — farm shop
Hagan Ave 519 · Mon–Sat 10:00–19:00; Sun 11:00–18:00 · 3 km · farmersnola.com - The Plant Gallery — garden centre
5 km · theplantgallery.com - Home Depot garden center — garden centre
1 km - Mask Market — market
2 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 New Orleans?
In New Orleans, peas: sow straight into the bed from 1 January to 2 October.
When is the last spring frost in New Orleans?
Last spring frost around 22 January, first autumn frost around 15 December.
