When to plant peas in Raleigh: 20 February – 6 September

In Raleigh, peas: sow straight into the bed from 20 February to 6 September. For seeds, the places nearby include The Cleveland Plant & Flower Company (garden centre, 9 km) and Garden Center at The Home Depot (garden centre, 9 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Peas in Raleigh: soil, season and weather

Peas tolerates light frost, so it goes in three weeks before the last frost (13 March); the top 7 cm of soil averages its minimum of 4 °C already in the first week of January.

Last spring frost	13 March
Top 7 cm of soil at 4 °C	already in the first week of January
First autumn frost	19 November, 272 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	74
First harvest, if planted in this window	5 May – 19 November
Days left for picking	198
Daylight	11:04 on 20 February
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, October, has 7 rainy days

Peas in Raleigh: care after planting

Planted on 20 February: in the first weeks water every 6 days.

Pests and diseases of peas to watch for:

Weather in Raleigh during the peas season

About 1109 mm of rain falls in the season; October is the driest month (77 mm) and September the wettest (156 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
February	14.3	4	91	11	10:53
March	17.7	6.7	97	11	11:55
April	22.4	10.9	97	9	13:05
May	26.1	15.8	124	12	14:03
June	30	19.7	111	13	14:34
July	32	22.3	136	16	14:22
August	30.2	21.2	137	15	13:32
September	27.6	18.4	156	12	12:26
October	22.4	12.8	77	7	11:19
November	16.6	6.7	83	7	10:18

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Peas in nearby cities

Around Raleigh, Charleston is 37 days earlier and Richmond 13 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Greensboro	109 km	2 March – 31 August	10 days later
Wilmington	186 km	15 February – 18 September	5 days earlier
Charlotte	208 km	26 February – 31 August	6 days later
Richmond	224 km	5 March – 3 September	13 days later
Columbia	294 km	16 February – 16 September	4 days earlier
Charleston	353 km	14 January – 7 October	37 days earlier

Where to buy peas seeds in Raleigh

Seeds go straight into the bed from 20 February to 6 September; buy them before that. Within 15 km of Raleigh OpenStreetMap lists 8 garden centres, 2 farm-supply shops, 1 plant nursery, 4 markets and 6 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026).

The Cleveland Plant & Flower Company — garden centre
Atlantic Boulevard 4200 · Mon–Fri 08:00–15:00; Sat 08:00–10:00 · 9 km
Garden Center at The Home Depot — garden centre
Mon–Sat 06:00–22:00; Sun 08:00–20:00 · 9 km
Cary Downtown Farmers Market — market
East Park Street 160, 27511 Cary · Sat 08:00–12:00 · 13 km · caryfarmersmarket.com
Market 317 — market
South Academy Street 317, 27511 Cary · Mon–Sun 09:00–18:00 · 13 km · downtowncarypark.com

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.

When to plant peas in Raleigh: 20 February – 6 September

Peas in Raleigh: soil, season and weather

Peas in Raleigh: care after planting

Weather in Raleigh during the peas season

Peas in nearby cities

Where to buy peas seeds in Raleigh

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