When to plant peas in Timaru: 1 September – 21 March

In Timaru, peas: sow straight into the bed from 1 September to 21 March.

Peas in Timaru: soil, season and weather

Peas tolerates light frost, so it goes in three weeks before the last frost (22 September); the top 7 cm of soil averages its minimum of 4 °C already in the first week of July.

Last spring frost	22 September
Top 7 cm of soil at 4 °C	already in the first week of July
First autumn frost	3 June, 276 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	74
First harvest, if planted in this window	14 November – 3 June
Days left for picking	202
Daylight	11:03 on 1 September
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, June, has 9 rainy days

Peas in Timaru: care after planting

Planted on 1 September: in the first weeks water every 6 days.

Pests and diseases of peas to watch for:

Weather in Timaru during the peas season

About 699 mm of rain falls in the season; June is the driest month (49 mm) and November the wettest (91 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
September	14.9	4.9	54	10	11:45
October	16.7	7	82	13	13:16
November	18.7	9.6	91	12	14:43
December	20.3	11.5	85	14	15:30
January	21.2	12.6	72	11	15:09
February	21.4	12.4	66	9	13:52
March	19.6	10.9	75	12	12:27
April	17.2	8	73	10	10:53
May	14.5	5.6	52	9	9:35
June	11.4	3.3	49	9	8:52

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Peas in nearby cities

Around Timaru, Nelson is 49 days earlier and Dunedin 34 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Christchurch	147 km	20 July – 22 March	43 days earlier
Dunedin	175 km	5 October – 8 March	34 days later
Queenstown	217 km	23 September – 6 March	22 days later
Invercargill	318 km	21 July – 25 March	42 days earlier
Nelson	384 km	14 July – 7 April	49 days earlier
Blenheim	389 km	20 July – 17 March	43 days earlier

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 Timaru: 1 September – 21 March

Peas in Timaru: soil, season and weather

Peas in Timaru: care after planting

Weather in Timaru during the peas season

Peas in nearby cities

Questions

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