When to plant peas in Wellington: from 27 July

In Wellington, peas: sow straight into the bed from 27 July. There is no autumn frost here, so the frost dates set no end to the window.

Peas in Wellington: soil, season and weather

Peas tolerates light frost, so it goes in three weeks before the last frost (17 August); the top 7 cm of soil averages its minimum of 4 °C already in the first week of July.

Last spring frost	17 August
Top 7 cm of soil at 4 °C	already in the first week of July
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	74
First harvest, if planted in this window	from 9 October
Daylight	9:47 on 27 July
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, October, has 13 rainy days

Peas in Wellington: care after planting

Planted on 27 July: in the first weeks water every 6 days.

Pests and diseases of peas to watch for:

Weather in Wellington during the peas season

About 594 mm of rain falls in the season; October is the driest month (85 mm) and July the wettest (119 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
July	10.6	6.2	119	13	9:27
August	10.6	6.4	113	14	10:27
September	11.8	7.3	91	13	11:47
October	13.3	8.5	85	13	13:09
November	15.3	10.4	91	12	14:26
December	17.1	11.9	95	13	15:08

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Peas in nearby cities

Around Wellington, Napier is 17 days earlier and Rotorua 24 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Blenheim	73 km	20 July – 17 March	7 days earlier
Palmerston North	125 km	21 July – 7 April	6 days earlier
Nelson	125 km	14 July – 7 April	13 days earlier
Napier	269 km	from 10 July	17 days earlier
Christchurch	305 km	20 July – 22 March	7 days earlier
Rotorua	372 km	20 August – 12 March	24 days later

Where to buy peas seeds in Wellington

Seeds go straight into the bed from 27 July; buy them before that. Within 15 km of Wellington OpenStreetMap lists 2 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 2 plant nurseries and 3 markets (collected 20 October 2026).

Palmers — garden centre
4 km
Twigland — garden centre
10 km
Wellington Botanic Garden Nursery — plant nursery
2 km
Berhampore Nursery — plant nursery
4 km

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