GreenlyWhen to plant peas in Tampa: 28 December – 11 October
In Tampa, peas: sow straight into the bed from 28 December to 11 October. For seeds, the places nearby include Little Red Wagon Native Nursery (garden centre, 6 km) and Plantz (garden centre, 8 km); addresses and opening hours are below.
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Peas in Tampa: 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 |
| First autumn frost | 24 December, 361 days after the start |
| Days in the bed to the first harvest (card) | 74 |
| First harvest, if planted in this window | 12 March – 24 December |
| Days left for picking | 287 |
| Daylight | 10:23 on 28 December |
| Watering outdoors when fruiting (card) | every 3 days; the driest month, November, has 7 rainy days |
Peas in Tampa: 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 Tampa during the peas season
About 1457 mm of rain falls in the season; November is the driest month (52 mm) and August the wettest (248 mm).
| Month | Day, °C | Night, °C | Rain, mm | Rainy days | Daylight on the 15th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December | 22.9 | 13.7 | 74 | 6 | 10:23 |
| January | 20.6 | 11.2 | 80 | 7 | 10:33 |
| February | 24.1 | 14.2 | 60 | 7 | 11:12 |
| March | 25.9 | 15.4 | 56 | 7 | 11:58 |
| April | 28.5 | 18.1 | 68 | 9 | 12:49 |
| May | 30.9 | 20.9 | 104 | 11 | 13:31 |
| June | 31.1 | 23.6 | 205 | 23 | 13:54 |
| July | 31.5 | 24.4 | 226 | 26 | 13:45 |
| August | 31.3 | 24.5 | 248 | 26 | 13:09 |
| September | 30.4 | 23.2 | 190 | 21 | 12:21 |
| October | 28.6 | 20.4 | 94 | 10 | 11:32 |
| November | 25.3 | 16 | 52 | 7 | 10:47 |
ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo
Peas in nearby cities
2 of the nearest cities share Tampa's date.
| City | Distance | Date | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Petersburg | 25 km | from 28 December | same day |
| Orlando | 124 km | 28 December – 12 October | same day |
| Gainesville | 189 km | 1 January – 11 October | 4 days later |
| Jacksonville | 276 km | 2 January – 14 October | 5 days later |
| Tallahassee | 328 km | 1 January – 10 October | 4 days later |
| Savannah | 478 km | 20 January – 11 October | 23 days later |
Where to buy peas seeds in Tampa
Seeds go straight into the bed from 28 December to 11 October; buy them before that. Within 15 km of Tampa OpenStreetMap lists 3 garden centres, 1 market and 3 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026).
- Plantz — garden centre
Eugene Street 6202, 33619 Tampa · Mon–Fri 09:00–17:00 · 8 km · plantz.us - Little Red Wagon Native Nursery — garden centre
Henderson Boulevard 4113, 33629 Tampa · 6 km · littleredwagonnativenursery.com - Armature Works — market
North Ola Avenue 1910, 33602 Tampa · 1 km · armatureworks.com - Tampa Bay Farmers Market — farm shop
North Armenia Avenue 10001 · 10 km · tampabayfarmersmarket.com
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.
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- How we calculate the dates
Questions
When to plant peas in Tampa?
In Tampa, peas: sow straight into the bed from 28 December to 11 October.
When is the last spring frost in Tampa?
Last spring frost around 18 January, first autumn frost around 24 December.
