When to plant peas in San Jose: from 3 February

In San Jose, peas: sow straight into the bed from 3 February. There is no autumn frost here, so the frost dates set no end to the window. For seeds, the places nearby include Bay Maples (garden centre, 3 km) and Sunny Tools (farm supply, 5 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Peas in San Jose: soil, season and weather

Peas tolerates light frost, so it goes in three weeks before the last frost (24 February); the top 7 cm of soil averages its minimum of 4 °C already in the first week of January.

Last spring frost	24 February
Top 7 cm of soil at 4 °C	already in the first week of January
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	74
First harvest, if planted in this window	from 18 April
Daylight	10:24 on 3 February
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, June, has 0 rainy days

Peas in San Jose: care after planting

Planted on 3 February: in the first weeks water every 6 days.

Pests and diseases of peas to watch for:

Weather in San Jose during the peas season

About 231 mm of rain falls in the season; June is the driest month (0 mm) and March the wettest (99 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
February	16	6.1	89	8	10:49
March	16.9	7	99	11	11:55
April	20.8	8.6	27	4	13:08
May	24.4	10.8	16	3	14:10
June	28.7	13.3	0	0	14:43
July	30.2	14.5	0	0	14:30

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Peas in nearby cities

Around San Jose, Stockton is 20 days earlier and Carson City 66 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Stockton	87 km	14 January – 20 September	20 days earlier
Sacramento	142 km	28 January – 28 September	6 days earlier
Fresno	199 km	15 January – 22 September	19 days earlier
Carson City	274 km	10 April – 9 August	66 days later
Reno	303 km	26 March – 15 August	51 days later
Bakersfield	338 km	26 January – 1 October	8 days earlier

Where to buy peas seeds in San Jose

Seeds go straight into the bed from 3 February; buy them before that. Within 15 km of San Jose OpenStreetMap lists 11 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 1 plant nursery, 16 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 20 October 2026).

San Pedro Square Market Hall — market
1 km
Sunny Tools — farm supply
Parrott Street 580, 95112 San Jose · 5 km
Bay Maples — garden centre
North 1st Street 1231, 95112 San Jose · Mon–Thu 07:00–17:30 · 3 km · baymaples.com
SummerWinds Nursery — garden centre
South De Anza Boulevard 1491, 95014 Cupertino · Mon–Sun 09:00–18:00 · 14 km · summerwindsnursery.com

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