When to plant peanut

Peanut (warm-season vegetable) is classed tender in the cited extension guidance. The timing rules below are relative to your local freeze dates — enter a location to turn them into calendar dates.

The rules this site applies
MethodFrost-relative windowRule & reconciliation
Direct-sow outdoorsfrom the median last spring freeze to 2 weeks afterUtah State Extension ties the peanut sowing trigger directly to the frost anchor — sow when soil temperatures are above 65°F, which it says is usually around the last frost — so the point rule opens the window at the last-frost date and runs 14 days. No source in this set offered an earlier-starting alternative to reconcile against.

Variety assumption: Assumes a shorter-season Spanish or Valencia type sown in place; Arkansas Extension notes peanuts need a minimum of 120 frost-free days, so the crop is only viable where the anchor-to-anchor season exceeds that.

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Reviewed city pages for peanut
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