When to plant Peas in Massachusetts
In spring, from Feb 10 – Mar 20 in Boston to Apr 1 – May 15 in North Adams.
In fall, from June 1 – Aug 1 in North Adams to Sept 1 – Nov 1 in Winthrop Town.
USDA's earliest safe spring and latest safe fall planting dates, matched to each place's average frost dates.
| Place | Spring | Fall |
|---|---|---|
| Agawam Town | Mar 20 – May 1 | Spring-planted |
| Amesbury | Mar 20 – May 1 | Spring-planted |
| Amherst Town | Mar 20 – May 1 | Spring-planted |
| Attleboro | Mar 20 – May 1 | Spring-planted |
| Barnstable Town | Mar 10 – Apr 10 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Beverly | Mar 20 – May 1 | Spring-planted |
| Boston | Feb 10 – Mar 20 | Sept 1 – Nov 1Now |
| Braintree Town | Mar 10 – Apr 10 | Spring-planted |
| Bridgewater Town | Mar 20 – May 1 | Spring-planted |
| Brockton | Mar 10 – Apr 10 | Spring-planted |
| Cambridge | Mar 10 – Apr 10 | Spring-planted |
| Chelsea | Feb 10 – Mar 20 | Sept 1 – Nov 1Now |
| Chicopee | Mar 20 – May 1 | Spring-planted |
| Easthampton | Mar 20 – May 1 | Spring-planted |
| Everett | Feb 10 – Mar 20 | Sept 1 – Nov 1Now |
| Fall River | Mar 20 – May 1 | Spring-planted |
| Fitchburg | Mar 20 – May 1 | Spring-planted |
| Framingham | Mar 20 – May 1 | Spring-planted |
| Franklin Town | Mar 20 – May 1 | Spring-planted |
| Gardner | Mar 20 – May 1 | Spring-planted |
| Gloucester | Mar 20 – May 1 | Spring-planted |
| Greenfield | Mar 20 – May 1 | Spring-planted |
| Haverhill | Mar 20 – May 1 | Spring-planted |
| Holyoke | Mar 20 – May 1 | Spring-planted |
| Lawrence | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Leominster | Mar 20 – May 1 | Spring-planted |
| Lowell | Mar 20 – May 1 | Spring-planted |
| Lynn | Mar 10 – Apr 10 | Spring-planted |
| Malden | Feb 10 – Mar 20 | Sept 1 – Nov 1Now |
| Marlborough | Mar 20 – May 1 | Spring-planted |
| Medford | Feb 10 – Mar 20 | Sept 1 – Nov 1Now |
| Melrose | Mar 10 – Apr 10 | Spring-planted |
| Methuen | Feb 20 – Mar 20 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| New Bedford | Mar 20 – May 1 | Spring-planted |
| Newburyport | Mar 20 – May 1 | Spring-planted |
| Newton | Mar 10 – Apr 10 | Spring-planted |
| North Adams | Apr 1 – May 15 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| North Attleborough Town | Mar 10 – Apr 10 | Spring-planted |
| Northampton | Mar 20 – May 1 | Spring-planted |
| Palmer Town | Mar 20 – May 1 | Spring-planted |
| Peabody | Mar 10 – Apr 10 | Spring-planted |
| Pittsfield | Mar 20 – May 1 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Quincy | Mar 10 – Apr 10 | Spring-planted |
| Randolph Town | Mar 10 – Apr 10 | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Revere | Feb 10 – Mar 20 | Sept 1 – Nov 1Now |
| Salem | Mar 10 – Apr 10 | Spring-planted |
| Somerville | Feb 10 – Mar 20 | Sept 1 – Nov 1Now |
| Southbridge Town | Mar 10 – Apr 10 | Spring-planted |
| Springfield | Mar 20 – May 1 | Spring-planted |
| Taunton | Mar 10 – Apr 10 | Spring-planted |
| Waltham | Mar 20 – May 1 | Spring-planted |
| Watertown | Mar 10 – Apr 10 | Spring-planted |
| West Springfield Town | Mar 20 – May 1 | Spring-planted |
| Westfield | Mar 20 – May 1 | Spring-planted |
| Weymouth Town | Mar 10 – Apr 10 | Spring-planted |
| Winthrop Town | Feb 10 – Mar 20 | Sept 1 – Nov 1Now |
| Woburn | Mar 10 – Apr 10 | Spring-planted |
| Worcester | 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.