GreenlyWhen to plant peas in Tours: 25 February – 14 September
In Tours, peas: sow straight into the bed from 25 February to 14 September. For seeds, the places nearby include La ferme du Murier (farm shop, 5 km) and Tours de Ferme (farm shop, 6 km); addresses and opening hours are below.
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Peas in Tours: soil, season and weather
Peas tolerates light frost, so it goes in three weeks before the last frost (18 March); the top 7 cm of soil averages its minimum of 4 °C already in the first week of January.
| Last spring frost | 18 March |
|---|---|
| Top 7 cm of soil at 4 °C | already in the first week of January |
| First autumn frost | 27 November, 275 days after the start |
| Days in the bed to the first harvest (card) | 74 |
| First harvest, if planted in this window | 10 May – 27 November |
| Days left for picking | 201 |
| Daylight | 10:49 on 25 February |
| Watering outdoors when fruiting (card) | every 3 days; the driest month, July, has 6 rainy days |
Peas in Tours: care after planting
Planted on 25 February: in the first weeks water every 6 days.
Pests and diseases of peas to watch for:
Weather in Tours during the peas season
About 612 mm of rain falls in the season; July is the driest month (39 mm) and October the wettest (83 mm).
| Month | Day, °C | Night, °C | Rain, mm | Rainy days | Daylight on the 15th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February | 10 | 2.9 | 64 | 12 | 10:16 |
| March | 12.6 | 4.5 | 72 | 14 | 11:50 |
| April | 15.9 | 6.5 | 49 | 11 | 13:35 |
| May | 19.3 | 10 | 76 | 12 | 15:05 |
| June | 23.8 | 14.2 | 57 | 11 | 15:56 |
| July | 25.6 | 15.5 | 39 | 6 | 15:36 |
| August | 25.7 | 15.5 | 41 | 8 | 14:18 |
| September | 22.2 | 12.7 | 56 | 9 | 12:37 |
| October | 17.5 | 9.7 | 83 | 13 | 10:56 |
| November | 11.6 | 5.4 | 75 | 13 | 9:21 |
ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo
Peas in nearby cities
Around Tours, Nantes is 11 days earlier and Le Mans 15 days later.
| City | Distance | Date | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Le Mans | 77 km | 12 March – 11 September | 15 days later |
| Angers | 94 km | 19 February – 14 September | 6 days earlier |
| Poitiers | 94 km | 26 February – 6 September | 1 day later |
| Orléans | 107 km | 12 March – 12 September | 15 days later |
| Nantes | 170 km | 14 February – 16 September | 11 days earlier |
| Limoges | 179 km | 11 March – 14 September | 14 days later |
Where to buy peas seeds in Tours
Seeds go straight into the bed from 25 February to 14 September; buy them before that. Within 15 km of Tours OpenStreetMap lists 17 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 1 plant nursery, 37 markets and 12 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026).
- Le Biotope — farm shop
La Grande Rue 1bis, 37270 Montlouis Sur Loire · Wed 16:00–19:00 · 15 km · lebiotope.fr - Tours de Ferme — farm shop
Tue–Thu 09:30–12:30, 14:29–19:00; Sat 09:30–18:00; Fri 09:29–19:00 · 6 km · toursdefermes.fr - La ferme du Murier — farm shop
Tue–Thu 09:30–13:00, 15:00–19:00; Fri–Sat 09:30–19:00 · 5 km · lafermedumurier.fr - Les Bio de L’Isle — farm shop
Rue du Bec de l'Isle 2A, 37510 Saint-Genouph · 9 km
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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- Moon planting calendar for November 2026
- How we calculate the dates
Questions
When to plant peas in Tours?
In Tours, peas: sow straight into the bed from 25 February to 14 September.
When is the last spring frost in Tours?
Last spring frost around 18 March, first autumn frost around 27 November.
