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Crop dates by placePeas Planting Dates by State and Region
Published peas planting windows for 11 places, with the source and the caveats you need before you use them.
Across the 8 places in this data set, the planting window begins as early as Mar 12 (Central Illinois) and as late as Dec 1 (Arkansas). The middle of the range starts around Apr 1.
| Place | Planting | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | Planting: December - April (spring/summer crop) | |
| Central Illinois | Planting: March 12 to May 1 | |
| Central and higher-elevation Eastern Oregon | Planting: Late April | |
| Columbia and Snake River valleys, Oregon | Planting: April | |
| Maricopa County, Arizona | Planting: early Jan to end of Feb; mid Sep to mid Dec (seed) | |
| Minnesota | Planting: mid april to early may | |
| Northern Illinois | Planting: April 24 to May 15 | |
| Oregon Coast | Planting: April | |
| Southern Illinois | Planting: March 27 to April 15 | |
| Western Oregon | Planting: March (if soil is dry enough); July (midsummer for fall and winter crops); August (fall crop) | |
| Western valleys (Portland, Roseburg, Medford), Oregon | Planting: April |
Calendar view
| Item | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas planting | Planting window in January | Planting window in February | Planting window in March | Planting window in April | Planting window in December | |||||||
| Central Illinois planting | Planting window in March | Planting window in April | Planting window in May | |||||||||
| Central and higher-elevation Eastern Oregon planting | Planting window in April | |||||||||||
| Columbia and Snake River valleys, Oregon planting | Planting window in April | |||||||||||
| Maricopa County, Arizona planting | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
| Minnesota planting | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
| Northern Illinois planting | Planting window in April | Planting window in May | ||||||||||
| Oregon Coast planting | Planting window in April | |||||||||||
| Southern Illinois planting | Planting window in March | Planting window in April | ||||||||||
| Western Oregon planting | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
| Western valleys (Portland, Roseburg, Medford), Oregon planting | Planting window in April | |||||||||||
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: Arkansas Extension - Spring and Summer Vegetable Planting Dates.