When to Plant Peas in Pennsylvania

For peas in Pennsylvania, spring planting starts between Feb 28 (Delaware County) and Apr 22 (Warren County); fall planting runs Aug 1 to Sep 10, according to Penn State Extension.

Photo: Pea plants growing up supports in a garden. Kolforn (Kolforn), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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When to plant peas in your county

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Because the guide is frost-relative, the dates shift from county to county.

Pea vines on a garden trellis with white flowers and flat green pods

Published dates for peas in Pennsylvania

Type	Season	Region	Published dates	Source
Peas	spring	Philadelphia area	Cool \| First Date: Mid March \| Plants: Peas, Fava Beans, Onions, Leeks, Garlic, Greens (Collards, Kale, Mustard, Turnip, Etc.) Turnips, White Potatoes, Cabbage \| Last Date: Mid April	Master Gardeners Philadelphia Planting Guide (Plan, Planting guide table (web page)
Pea	spring	Last frost in Spring May 1 / First frost in Fall October 1 (York County Master Gardener guides)	Earliest date to sow seeds: Apr 1; Last date to sow for full crop before first frost: Jul 18	Seed Planting Guide, Seed Planting Guide, page 2 of 3
Peas	fall	Philadelphia area	Cool \| First Date: Early August \| Plants: Salad Greens*, Greens (Mustard etc.), Peas \| Last Date: Early September	Master Gardeners Philadelphia Planting Guide (Plan, Planting guide table (web page)

Planting dates for peas by Pennsylvania county

County	Spring	Summer and fall
Adams	Mar 25 to Aug 7	n/a
Allegheny	Mar 25 to Aug 13	n/a
Armstrong	Apr 4 to Aug 2	n/a
Beaver	Mar 29 to Aug 12	n/a
Bedford	Mar 30 to Jul 30	n/a
Berks	Mar 11 to Aug 17	n/a
Blair	Mar 26 to Aug 6	n/a
Bradford	Apr 2 to Aug 1	n/a
Bucks	Mar 14 to Aug 16	n/a
Butler	Apr 7 to Jul 31	n/a
Cambria	Apr 17 to Jul 19	n/a
Cameron	Apr 7 to Aug 1	n/a
Carbon	Apr 7 to Jul 23	n/a
Centre	Mar 21 to Aug 12	n/a
Chester	Mar 20 to Aug 11	n/a
Clarion	Apr 9 to Jul 28	n/a
Clearfield	Apr 4 to Jul 28	n/a
Clinton	Mar 31 to Aug 8	n/a
Columbia	Apr 4 to Jul 28	n/a
Crawford	Mar 31 to Aug 9	n/a
Cumberland	Mar 24 to Aug 4	n/a
Dauphin	Apr 1 to Aug 2	n/a
Delaware	Feb 28 to Sep 2	n/a
Elk	Apr 13 to Jul 28	n/a
Erie	Mar 27 to Aug 21	n/a
Fayette	Mar 31 to Aug 4	n/a
Forest	Apr 1 to Aug 11	n/a
Franklin	Mar 19 to Aug 11	n/a
Fulton	Mar 28 to Aug 3	n/a
Greene	Apr 3 to Aug 1	n/a
Huntingdon	Mar 20 to Aug 14	n/a
Indiana	Apr 8 to Jul 30	n/a
Jefferson	Apr 6 to Jul 31	n/a
Juniata	Mar 22 to Aug 10	n/a
Lackawanna	Mar 24 to Aug 6	n/a
Lancaster	Mar 20 to Aug 10	n/a
Lawrence	Mar 31 to Aug 9	n/a
Lebanon	Mar 21 to Aug 11	n/a
Lehigh	Mar 21 to Aug 10	n/a
Luzerne	Apr 7 to Jul 23	n/a
Lycoming	Mar 26 to Aug 10	n/a
McKean	Apr 18 to Jul 18	n/a
Mercer	Apr 15 to Jul 20	n/a
Mifflin	Mar 22 to Aug 10	n/a
Monroe	Apr 6 to Jul 25	n/a
Montgomery	Mar 25 to Aug 1	n/a
Montour	Mar 27 to Aug 6	n/a
Northampton	Mar 19 to Aug 11	n/a
Northumberland	Mar 31 to Jul 30	n/a
Perry	Mar 19 to Aug 12	n/a
Philadelphia	Mar 11 to Apr 20	Aug 1 to Sep 10
Pike	Apr 10 to Jul 21	n/a
Potter	Apr 14 to Jul 21	n/a
Schuylkill	Mar 31 to Aug 8	n/a
Snyder	Mar 26 to Aug 8	n/a
Somerset	Apr 12 to Jul 22	n/a
Sullivan	Apr 6 to Jul 24	n/a
Susquehanna	Apr 14 to Jul 19	n/a
Tioga	Apr 10 to Jul 22	n/a
Union	Mar 26 to Aug 5	n/a
Venango	Apr 2 to Aug 9	n/a
Warren	Apr 22 to Jul 17	n/a
Washington	Mar 25 to Aug 9	n/a
Wayne	Apr 14 to Jul 18	n/a
Westmoreland	Apr 1 to Jul 30	n/a
Wyoming	Mar 24 to Aug 6	n/a
York	Mar 27 to Aug 5	n/a

More Pennsylvania planting guides

Tomatoes
Peppers
Potatoes
Sweet Potatoes
Sweet Corn
Green Beans
Lima Beans
Southern Peas
Cucumbers
Squash
Winter Squash
Pumpkins
Watermelon
Cantaloupe
Okra
Eggplant
Lettuce
Spinach
Kale
Collard Greens
Mustard Greens
Turnips
Swiss Chard
Cabbage
Broccoli
Cauliflower
Brussels Sprouts
Kohlrabi
Carrots
Beets
Radishes
Onions
Garlic
Leeks
Asparagus
Basil
Parsley

More planting dates for Pennsylvania

Planting dates for each crop in Pennsylvania, from the Penn State Extension calendar.

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Green Beans

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Squash

Lettuce

Planting peas in Pennsylvania: questions

When do you plant peas in Pennsylvania?

For peas in Pennsylvania, spring planting starts between Feb 28 (Delaware County) and Apr 22 (Warren County); fall planting runs Aug 1 to Sep 10, according to Penn State Extension.

Can I plant peas in the fall in Pennsylvania?

Yes. Fall planting runs Aug 1 to Sep 10.

How does frost timing change peas planting?

Spring windows follow the last frost and fall windows end before the first frost. See the Pennsylvania frost dates page for your county.

Where do these dates for peas come from?

Master Gardeners Philadelphia Planting Guide (Planting guide of vegetables grown in the Philadelphia area); Seed Planting Guide.

Why do the dates differ by county?

The publication counts weeks from the frost date, worked out here for each county.

Photos: Pea plants growing up supports in a garden: Kolforn (Kolforn), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Rows of young pea plants in a vegetable patch: Kolforn (Kolforn), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Pea vines on a garden trellis with white flowers and flat green pods: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Ripe red tomatoes on the vine: Softeis, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Pepper plant in a kitchen garden loaded with green, yellow and red peppers: NPS, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; Long neat rows of green potato plants stretching across a farm field: Malcolm Neal, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Tall corn plants with golden tassels against a summer sky in a field: inkknife_2000, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Clusters of long green bean pods hanging from a climbing bean vine: Nirajan_pant, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Cucumber plants growing in a greenhouse bed: HARTLEPOOLMARINA2014, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Zucchini plant with a yellow flower: net_efekt from Oxford, UK, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Green and red leaf lettuce heads growing along drip lines in a garden bed: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 US, via Wikimedia Commons.