When to plant peas in St. Petersburg: from 28 December

In St. Petersburg, peas: sow straight into the bed from 28 December. There is no autumn frost here, so the frost dates set no end to the window. For seeds, the places nearby include Garden Center (The Home Depot) (garden centre, 3 km) and Palm Trees Direct (garden centre, 9 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Peas in St. Petersburg: soil, season and weather

Peas tolerates light frost and could go in three weeks before the last frost (18 January), but the top 7 cm of soil reaches its minimum of 4 °C only around 7 January, 10 days after that.

Last spring frost	18 January
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 12 March
Daylight	10:23 on 28 December
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, March, has 7 rainy days

Peas in St. Petersburg: care after planting

Planted on 28 December: in the first weeks water every 6 days.

Pests and diseases of peas to watch for:

Weather in St. Petersburg during the peas season

About 405 mm of rain falls in the season; March is the driest month (47 mm) and May the wettest (92 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
December	22.4	15.1	80	6	10:24
January	20	12.7	70	7	10:34
February	22.7	15.3	53	6	11:13
March	24.5	16.8	47	7	11:58
April	27.1	19.5	63	7	12:49
May	29.6	22.3	92	10	13:31

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Peas in nearby cities

2 of the nearest cities share St. Petersburg's date.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Tampa	25 km	28 December – 11 October	same day
Orlando	150 km	28 December – 12 October	same day
Gainesville	206 km	1 January – 11 October	4 days later
Jacksonville	296 km	2 January – 14 October	5 days later
Tallahassee	331 km	1 January – 10 October	4 days later
Savannah	497 km	20 January – 11 October	23 days later

Where to buy peas seeds in St. Petersburg

Seeds go straight into the bed from 28 December; buy them before that. Within 15 km of St. Petersburg OpenStreetMap lists 6 garden centres, 2 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 28 October 2026).

Garden Center (The Home Depot) — garden centre
Mon–Sat 06:00–22:00; Sun 08:00–20:00 · 3 km
Palm Trees Direct — garden centre
Bay Pines Boulevard 8440 · 9 km
Doudna's Seminole Mower — garden centre
Seminole Boulevard 8700 · 12 km
Baum Ave market — market
Central Avenue 1113, 33705 Saint Petersburg · Mon–Sun 09:00–20:00 · 6 km · baumavemarket.com

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