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When to plant peas in Richmond: 5 March – 3 September

In Richmond, peas: sow straight into the bed from 5 March to 3 September. For seeds, the places nearby include Hazel Witch Farm (plant nursery, 12 km) and Pole Green Produce (farm shop, 15 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Peas in Richmond: soil, season and weather

Peas tolerates light frost, so it goes in three weeks before the last frost (26 March); the top 7 cm of soil averages its minimum of 4 °C already in the first week of January.

Last spring frost26 March
Top 7 cm of soil at 4 °Calready in the first week of January
First autumn frost16 November, 256 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)74
First harvest, if planted in this window18 May – 16 November
Days left for picking182
Daylight11:30 on 5 March
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)every 3 days; the driest month, November, has 8 rainy days

Peas in Richmond: care after planting

Planted on 5 March: in the first weeks water every 6 days.

Pests and diseases of peas to watch for:

Weather in Richmond during the peas season

About 858 mm of rain falls in the season; November is the driest month (68 mm) and May the wettest (115 mm).

MonthDay, °CNight, °CRain, mmRainy daysDaylight on the 15th
March16.15891011:55
April21.59.786913:09
May25.114.71151214:11
June29.919.1961014:44
July32.622.21081314:31
August30.5211051213:38
September27.518.1104912:28
October21.712.287711:16
November15.55.768810:10

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Peas in nearby cities

Around Richmond, Raleigh is 13 days earlier and Hagerstown 9 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Washington, D.C.156 km10 March – 3 September5 days later
Annapolis179 km8 March – 6 September3 days later
Baltimore207 km10 March – 9 September5 days later
Raleigh224 km20 February – 6 September13 days earlier
Hagerstown231 km14 March – 29 August9 days later
Dover246 km7 March – 13 September2 days later

Where to buy peas seeds in Richmond

Seeds go straight into the bed from 5 March to 3 September; buy them before that. Within 15 km of Richmond OpenStreetMap lists 6 garden centres, 4 farm-supply shops, 2 plant nurseries, 5 markets and 2 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026).

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.

Questions

When to plant peas in Richmond?

In Richmond, peas: sow straight into the bed from 5 March to 3 September.

When is the last spring frost in Richmond?

Last spring frost around 26 March, first autumn frost around 16 November.

Other crops in Richmond, with their dates