When to plant peas in Wilmington: 15 February – 18 September

In Wilmington, peas: sow straight into the bed from 15 February to 18 September. For seeds, the places nearby include Walmart Garden Center (garden centre, 4 km) and The Transplanted Garden (garden centre, 4 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Peas in Wilmington: soil, season and weather

Peas tolerates light frost, so it goes in three weeks before the last frost (8 March); the top 7 cm of soil averages its minimum of 4 °C already in the first week of January.

Last spring frost	8 March
Top 7 cm of soil at 4 °C	already in the first week of January
First autumn frost	1 December, 289 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	74
First harvest, if planted in this window	30 April – 1 December
Days left for picking	215
Daylight	10:57 on 15 February
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, October, has 7 rainy days

Peas in Wilmington: care after planting

Planted on 15 February: in the first weeks water every 6 days.

Pests and diseases of peas to watch for:

Weather in Wilmington during the peas season

About 1413 mm of rain falls in the season; October is the driest month (70 mm) and September the wettest (227 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
February	17.1	6.8	99	9	10:57
March	19.6	9.2	86	10	11:56
April	23.3	12.9	93	9	13:01
May	26.9	17.5	129	13	13:56
June	29.7	21.1	138	16	14:25
July	31.2	23.5	168	21	14:14
August	30.3	22.7	207	18	13:27
September	28.3	20.2	227	12	12:25
October	24.1	15.2	70	7	11:22
November	19.1	9.3	78	7	10:24
December	15.4	6	118	9	9:53

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Peas in nearby cities

Around Wilmington, Charleston is 32 days earlier and Richmond 18 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Raleigh	186 km	20 February – 6 September	5 days later
Charleston	247 km	14 January – 7 October	32 days earlier
Greensboro	269 km	2 March – 31 August	15 days later
Columbia	290 km	16 February – 16 September	1 day later
Charlotte	292 km	26 February – 31 August	11 days later
Richmond	373 km	5 March – 3 September	18 days later

Where to buy peas seeds in Wilmington

Seeds go straight into the bed from 15 February to 18 September; buy them before that. Within 15 km of Wilmington OpenStreetMap lists 2 garden centres (collected 29 October 2026).

The Transplanted Garden — garden centre
South 16th Street 502, 28401 Wilmington · Feb 02–Oct 31: Mon–Fri 09:00–18:00; Sat 09:00–17:00; Sun 11:00–16:00; Nov 01–Feb 01: Mon–Fri 09:00–17:00; Sat 09:00–17:00; Sun 11:00–16:00 · 4 km · transplantedgarden.com
Walmart Garden Center — garden centre
Sigmon Road 5226, 28403 Wilmington · 24/7 · 4 km · walmart.com

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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