When to plant Black-eyed peas

Where the average last spring freeze is April 10, USDA's table says to plant black-eyed peas from May 1 to July 1; where the average first fall freeze is October 20, plant a fall crop between June 1 and July 1. The planting dates depend on your average frost dates. Enter a ZIP code to get yours, or read the USDA table below.

Earliest safe spring planting dates: black-eyed peas
Average last freezePlant
Jan 30Feb 15 – May 1
Feb 8Feb 15 – May 15
Feb 18Mar 1 – June 15
Feb 28Mar 10 – June 20
Mar 10Mar 15 – July 1
Mar 20Apr 1 – July 1
Mar 30Apr 15 – July 1
Apr 10May 1 – July 1
Apr 20May 10 – June 15
Apr 30May 15 – June 1
May 10Not listed
May 20Not listed
May 30Not listed
June 10Not listed
Latest safe fall planting dates: black-eyed peas
Average first freezePlant by
Aug 30Not listed
Sept 10Not listed
Sept 20Not listed
Sept 30Not listed
Oct 10June 1 – July 1
Oct 20June 1 – July 1
Oct 30June 1 – Aug 1
Nov 10June 15 – Aug 15
Nov 20July 1 – Sept 1
Nov 30July 1 – Sept 10
Dec 10July 1 – Sept 20
Dec 20July 1 – Sept 20

Source: USDA Home and Garden Bulletin No. 9 (1967), “Suburban and Farm Vegetable Gardens,” tables 4 and 5. The bulletin scan.

Black-Eyed Peas by state

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