When to plant peas in Oklahoma City: 21 February – 28 August

In Oklahoma City, peas: sow straight into the bed from 21 February to 28 August. For seeds, the places nearby include Smith Farm and Garden (garden centre, 6 km) and Walmart Garden Center (garden centre, 9 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Peas in Oklahoma City: soil, season and weather

Peas tolerates light frost, so it goes in three weeks before the last frost (14 March); the top 7 cm of soil has reached its minimum of 4 °C by then (around 10 January).

Last spring frost	14 March
Top 7 cm of soil at 4 °C	10 January, 63 days before the last frost
First autumn frost	10 November, 262 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	74
First harvest, if planted in this window	6 May – 10 November
Days left for picking	188
Daylight	11:07 on 21 February
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, February, has 6 rainy days

Peas in Oklahoma City: care after planting

Planted on 21 February: in the first weeks water every 6 days.

Pests and diseases of peas to watch for:

Weather in Oklahoma City during the peas season

About 812 mm of rain falls in the season; February is the driest month (47 mm) and April the wettest (123 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
February	12.8	1	47	6	10:54
March	19.2	7.2	70	8	11:55
April	22.6	10.7	123	10	13:04
May	26.6	16.2	119	12	14:01
June	31.7	21.4	93	9	14:32
July	34.2	23.8	68	9	14:20
August	33.4	23.2	70	8	13:31
September	30.1	19.8	87	7	12:26
October	23.9	13.2	85	7	11:20
November	16.8	6.7	50	5	10:19

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Peas in nearby cities

Around Oklahoma City, Fort Worth is 23 days earlier and Wichita 20 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Lawton	126 km	8 February – 29 August	13 days earlier
Tulsa	157 km	13 February – 4 September	8 days earlier
Wichita	247 km	13 March – 17 August	20 days later
Fort Smith	285 km	23 February – 5 September	2 days later
Fort Worth	305 km	29 January – 17 September	23 days earlier
Dallas	306 km	29 January – 22 September	23 days earlier

Where to buy peas seeds in Oklahoma City

Seeds go straight into the bed from 21 February to 28 August; buy them before that. Within 15 km of Oklahoma City OpenStreetMap lists 3 garden centres, 2 farm-supply shops and 4 markets (collected 20 October 2026).

Green Acre Sod Store — farm supply
North Bryant Avenue 7604, 73131 Oklahoma City · 10 km
Smith Farm and Garden — garden centre
3733 NW 10th Street, 73107 Oklahoma City · Mon–Fri 08:30–17:30; Sat 09:00–13:00; Sun, public holidays closed · 6 km · smithfarmandgarden.com
Walmart Garden Center — garden centre
East Interstate 240 Service Road 100, 73149 Oklahoma City · 9 km · walmart.com
OSU-OKC Famers Market — market
North Portland Avenue 900, Oklahoma City · Sat 09:00–13:00 · 6 km · osuokc.edu

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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