When to plant peas in Nebraska

Peas
Sow outdoors in Omaha
Mar 5–Mar 19

Across Nebraska the window opens between March 5 and March 30. Find your city below; the dates follow each town's own average last frost.

Sow outdoors, Omaha
Mar 5–Mar 19
Fall planting, Omaha
Aug 9–Aug 23
Last frost, Omaha
Apr 16

Sow outdoors 4–6 weeks before the last frost; sow again for fall 8–10 weeks before the first frost. Peas handle frost. The usual mistake is sowing too late and losing the crop to summer heat.

Peas planting dates by city

Start indoorsPlant outSow outdoorsFall plantingAverage last and first frost
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
OmahaMar 5–Mar 19
LincolnMar 13–Mar 27
BellevueMar 6–Mar 20
Grand IslandMar 12–Mar 26
KearneyMar 19–Apr 2
FremontMar 12–Mar 26
NorfolkMar 20–Apr 3
ColumbusMar 10–Mar 24
PapillionMar 10–Mar 24
HastingsMar 11–Mar 25
North PlatteMar 30–Apr 13

Questions

When should I plant peas in Nebraska?

In Omaha, sow outdoors from March 5 to March 19. Across Nebraska the window opens between March 5 and March 30, depending on the local last frost.

How is this date worked out?

Sow outdoors 4–6 weeks before the last frost; sow again for fall 8–10 weeks before the first frost. Frost dates are NOAA 1991–2020 averages for the weather station nearest each city.

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Peas in other states

Frost dates for every city in Nebraska