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Crop dates by placePeanuts Planting Dates by State and Region
Published peanuts planting windows for 14 places, with the source and the caveats you need before you use them.
Across the 10 places in this data set, the planting window begins as early as Apr 10 (Florida) and as late as May 10 (New Mexico). The middle of the range starts around Apr 26.
| Place | Planting | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Planting: Apr 16 to Jun 15 | Sep 15 to Nov 20 |
| Central North Carolina | Planting: early May to end of May (direct seed) | |
| Eastern North Carolina | Planting: early May to end of May (direct seed) | |
| Florida | Planting: Apr 10 to Jun 15 | Aug 15 to Dec 15 |
| Georgia | Planting: Apr 27 to Jun 7 | Sep 15 to Nov 11 |
| Maricopa County, Arizona | Planting: mid Mar to end of Apr (seed) | |
| Mississippi | Planting: Apr 25 to Jun 15 | Sep 20 to Nov 10 |
| New Mexico | Planting: May 10 to Jun 1 | Oct 1 to Nov 10 |
| North Carolina | Planting: Apr 30 to Jun 1 | Sep 25 to Nov 15 |
| Oklahoma | Planting: Apr 28 to Jun 11 | Oct 2 to Nov 26 |
| South Carolina | Planting: Apr 20 to Jun 5 | Sep 8 to Nov 10 |
| Texas | Planting: May 1 to Jun 15 | Sep 25 to Nov 30 |
| Virginia | Planting: Apr 25 to May 25 | Sep 18 to Oct 24 |
| Western North Carolina | Planting: early May to end of May (direct seed) |
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| Item | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama planting | Planting window, most active in April | Planting window, most active in May | Planting window in June | |||||||||
| Alabama harvest | Harvest window, most active in September | Harvest window, most active in October | Harvest window in November | |||||||||
| Central North Carolina planting | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
| Eastern North Carolina planting | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
| Florida planting | Planting window, most active in April | Planting window, most active in May | Planting window in June | |||||||||
| Florida harvest | Harvest window in August | Harvest window, most active in September | Harvest window, most active in October | Harvest window, most active in November | Harvest window in December | |||||||
| Georgia planting | Planting window in April | Planting window, most active in May | Planting window in June | |||||||||
| Georgia harvest | Harvest window, most active in September | Harvest window, most active in October | Harvest window in November | |||||||||
| Maricopa County, Arizona planting | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
| Mississippi planting | Planting window in April | Planting window, most active in May | Planting window in June | |||||||||
| Mississippi harvest | Harvest window, most active in September | Harvest window, most active in October | Harvest window in November | |||||||||
| New Mexico planting | Planting window, most active in May | Planting window in June | ||||||||||
| New Mexico harvest | Harvest window, most active in October | Harvest window in November | ||||||||||
| North Carolina planting | Planting window in April | Planting window, most active in May | Planting window in June | |||||||||
| North Carolina harvest | Harvest window in September | Harvest window, most active in October | Harvest window in November | |||||||||
| Oklahoma planting | Planting window in April | Planting window, most active in May | Planting window, most active in June | |||||||||
| Oklahoma harvest | Harvest window, most active in October | Harvest window, most active in November | ||||||||||
| South Carolina planting | Planting window, most active in April | Planting window, most active in May | Planting window in June | |||||||||
| South Carolina harvest | Harvest window in September | Harvest window, most active in October | Harvest window, most active in November | |||||||||
| Texas planting | Planting window, most active in May | Planting window, most active in June | ||||||||||
| Texas harvest | Harvest window in September | Harvest window, most active in October | Harvest window, most active in November | |||||||||
| Virginia planting | Planting window, most active in April | Planting window, most active in May | ||||||||||
| Virginia harvest | Harvest window, most active in September | Harvest window, most active in October | ||||||||||
| Western North Carolina planting | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
Frost-date caveat: ranges blur real differences inside a state or region. Use them to plan, then fit them to your last frost date, soil temperature and field conditions.
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Last reviewed: November 2026. Source: USDA NASS, Field Crops Usual Planting and Harvesting Dates (October 2010 edition, copy hosted by Cornell University Mann Library). Dates are the usual start and end of the period when about 5% to 95% of the crop is planted or harvested, from long-run state progress data. They are historic averages, not a forecast.