When to plant Peas in Kentucky
In spring, from Feb 10 – Mar 20 in Hopkinsville to Mar 20 – May 1 in Shelbyville.
In fall, from Aug 1 – Sept 15 in Berea to Sept 1 – Nov 1 in Shively.
USDA's earliest safe spring and latest safe fall planting dates, matched to each place's average frost dates.
| Place | Spring | Fall |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandria | Mar 10 – Apr 10 | Spring-planted |
| Ashland | Mar 10 – Apr 10 | Spring-planted |
| Bardstown | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Spring-planted |
| Berea | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Bowling Green | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Campbellsville | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Spring-planted |
| Covington | Mar 10 – Apr 10 | Spring-planted |
| Danville | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Elizabethtown | Mar 10 – Apr 10 | Spring-planted |
| Erlanger | Mar 10 – Apr 10 | Spring-planted |
| Florence | Mar 10 – Apr 10 | Spring-planted |
| Fort Thomas | Mar 10 – Apr 10 | Spring-planted |
| Frankfort | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Spring-planted |
| Franklin | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Georgetown | Mar 10 – Apr 10 | Spring-planted |
| Glasgow | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Henderson | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Hopkinsville | Feb 10 – Mar 20 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Independence | Mar 10 – Apr 10 | Spring-planted |
| Jeffersontown | Feb 10 – Mar 20 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| La Grange | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Spring-planted |
| Lawrenceburg | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Lexington | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Louisville | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Lyndon | Feb 10 – Mar 20 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Madisonville | Feb 10 – Mar 20 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Mount Washington | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Murray | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Newport | Mar 10 – Apr 10 | Spring-planted |
| Nicholasville | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Owensboro | Feb 10 – Mar 20 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Paducah | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Paris | Mar 10 – Apr 10 | Spring-planted |
| Radcliff | Mar 10 – Apr 10 | Spring-planted |
| Richmond | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Spring-planted |
| Shelbyville | Mar 20 – May 1 | Spring-planted |
| Shepherdsville | Mar 10 – Apr 10 | Spring-planted |
| Shively | Feb 10 – Mar 20 | Sept 1 – Nov 1Now |
| Somerset | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| St. Matthews | Feb 10 – Mar 20 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Versailles | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Winchester | Mar 10 – Apr 10 | Spring-planted |
Planting dates: USDA Home and Garden Bulletin No. 9 (1967), tables 4 and 5. Frost dates: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020. “—” means the place's frost date is outside the table. The full USDA table for garden peas.