GreenlyWhen to plant peas in Queenstown: 23 September – 6 March
In Queenstown, peas: sow straight into the bed from 23 September to 6 March.
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Peas in Queenstown: soil, season and weather
Peas tolerates light frost, so it goes in three weeks before the last frost (14 October); the top 7 cm of soil has reached its minimum of 4 °C by then (around 1 August).
| Last spring frost | 14 October |
|---|---|
| Top 7 cm of soil at 4 °C | 1 August, 74 days before the last frost |
| First autumn frost | 19 May, 239 days after the start |
| Days in the bed to the first harvest (card) | 74 |
| First harvest, if planted in this window | 6 December – 19 May |
| Days left for picking | 165 |
| Daylight | 12:09 on 23 September |
| Watering outdoors when fruiting (card) | every 3 days; the driest month, March, has 11 rainy days |
Peas in Queenstown: care after planting
Planted on 23 September: in the first weeks water every 6 days.
Pests and diseases of peas to watch for:
Weather in Queenstown during the peas season
About 1178 mm of rain falls in the season; March is the driest month (100 mm) and September the wettest (197 mm).
| Month | Day, °C | Night, °C | Rain, mm | Rainy days | Daylight on the 15th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September | 10.2 | 3 | 197 | 15 | 11:44 |
| October | 13.4 | 5.2 | 159 | 16 | 13:18 |
| November | 17 | 7.9 | 122 | 14 | 14:47 |
| December | 19.2 | 10.4 | 139 | 15 | 15:35 |
| January | 21 | 12.1 | 115 | 12 | 15:14 |
| February | 20.3 | 11.8 | 108 | 11 | 13:55 |
| March | 18.3 | 10.2 | 100 | 11 | 12:27 |
| April | 14.6 | 7.4 | 106 | 12 | 10:51 |
| May | 11.1 | 5 | 132 | 14 | 9:31 |
ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo
Peas in nearby cities
Around Queenstown, Nelson is 71 days earlier and Dunedin 12 days later.
| City | Distance | Date | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Invercargill | 154 km | 21 July – 25 March | 64 days earlier |
| Dunedin | 171 km | 5 October – 8 March | 12 days later |
| Timaru | 217 km | 1 September – 21 March | 22 days earlier |
| Christchurch | 358 km | 20 July – 22 March | 65 days earlier |
| Nelson | 561 km | 14 July – 7 April | 71 days earlier |
| Blenheim | 581 km | 20 July – 17 March | 65 days earlier |
Where to buy peas seeds in Queenstown
Seeds go straight into the bed from 23 September to 6 March; buy them before that. Within 15 km of Queenstown OpenStreetMap lists 2 markets (collected 20 October 2026).
- Queenstown Market — market
Sat 09:00–16:00 · 0 km · queenstownmarket.nz - Remarkables Market — market
Sat 10:00–14:00 · 7 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.
- How to grow peas
- All frost dates and weather of Queenstown
- Shops and markets: Queenstown
- Selling a surplus in New Zealand
- When to plant peas in New Zealand
- Queenstown: #431 of 801 by frost-free season
- Moon planting calendar for November 2026
- How we calculate the dates
Questions
When to plant peas in Queenstown?
In Queenstown, peas: sow straight into the bed from 23 September to 6 March.
When is the last spring frost in Queenstown?
Last spring frost around 14 October, first autumn frost around 20 May.
Other crops in Queenstown, with their dates
- Tomato · 20 November – 28 January
- Cucumber · 16 December – 4 March
- Bell Pepper · 16 December – 28 January
- Eggplant · 16 December – 28 January
- Zucchini · 16 December – 2 March
- Pumpkin · 16 December – 23 January
- Watermelon · 16 December – 8 February
- Garlic · 20 April – end of June
- Tulip · 20 April – end of June
- Daffodil · 20 April – end of June
- Crocus · 20 April – end of June
- Hyacinth · 20 April – end of June
