When to plant peas in Reno: 26 March – 15 August

In Reno, peas: sow straight into the bed from 26 March to 15 August. For seeds, the places nearby include Micano Home & Garden Decor (garden centre, 2 km) and Outdoor Power (garden centre, 7 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Peas in Reno: soil, season and weather

Peas tolerates light frost, so it goes in three weeks before the last frost (16 April); the top 7 cm of soil has reached its minimum of 4 °C by then (around 13 February).

Last spring frost	16 April
Top 7 cm of soil at 4 °C	13 February, 62 days before the last frost
First autumn frost	28 October, 216 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	74
First harvest, if planted in this window	8 June – 28 October
Days left for picking	142
Daylight	12:23 on 26 March
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, July, has 1 rainy day

Peas in Reno: care after planting

Planted on 26 March: in the first weeks water every 6 days.

Pests and diseases of peas to watch for:

Weather in Reno during the peas season

About 184 mm of rain falls in the season; July is the driest month (3 mm) and March the wettest (69 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
March	11.9	0.5	69	10	11:54
April	17.8	4.2	26	5	13:13
May	22.6	8.4	23	5	14:20
June	29.5	13.7	6	2	14:57
July	34.2	17.1	3	1	14:42
August	32.7	16.6	7	2	13:45
September	27.7	13	13	2	12:29
October	20.3	7.1	37	4	11:13

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Peas in nearby cities

Around Reno, Stockton is 71 days earlier and Carson City 15 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Carson City	41 km	10 April – 9 August	15 days later
Sacramento	179 km	28 January – 28 September	57 days earlier
Stockton	217 km	14 January – 20 September	71 days earlier
Redding	249 km	25 January – 28 September	60 days earlier
San Jose	303 km	from 3 February	51 days earlier
Fresno	309 km	15 January – 22 September	70 days earlier

Where to buy peas seeds in Reno

Seeds go straight into the bed from 26 March to 15 August; buy them before that. Within 15 km of Reno OpenStreetMap lists 8 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop and 3 markets (collected 20 October 2026).

Micano Home & Garden Decor — garden centre
South Virginia Street 1350, 89502 Reno · 2 km
Outdoor Power — garden centre
Mon–Fri 07:30–16:30; Sat–Sun closed · 7 km
Great Basin Community Food Co-op — market
Court Street 240, 89501 Reno · Mon–Sun 07:30–21:00 · 1 km · greatbasinfood.coop
Reno Public Market — market
East Plumb Lane 299, 89502 · Sun–Thu 11:00–21:00; Fri–Sat 11:00–23:00 · 3 km · renopublicmarket.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 Reno: 26 March – 15 August

Peas in Reno: soil, season and weather

Peas in Reno: care after planting

Weather in Reno during the peas season

Peas in nearby cities

Where to buy peas seeds in Reno

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