When to plant Black-eyed peas in New Jersey

In spring, from Apr 15 – July 1 in Atlantic City to May 15 – June 1 in Somerville.

In fall, from June 1 – Aug 1 in Asbury Park to July 1 – Sept 1 in West New York.

USDA's earliest safe spring and latest safe fall planting dates, matched to each place's average frost dates.

Black-eyed peas planting dates by place in New Jersey
PlaceSpringFall
Asbury ParkMay 1 – July 1June 1 – Aug 1
Atlantic CityApr 15 – July 1July 1 – Sept 1
BayonneApr 15 – July 1June 15 – Aug 15
BeachwoodMay 10 – June 15June 1 – July 1
BellmawrApr 15 – July 1June 15 – Aug 15
BergenfieldApr 15 – July 1June 1 – Aug 1
Bound BrookMay 15 – June 1June 1 – July 1
BridgetonMay 1 – July 1June 1 – Aug 1
BurlingtonMay 1 – July 1June 1 – Aug 1
CamdenApr 15 – July 1July 1 – Sept 1
CarteretApr 15 – July 1June 15 – Aug 15
ChathamMay 10 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
Cliffside ParkApr 15 – July 1July 1 – Sept 1
CliftonMay 1 – July 1June 1 – Aug 1
CollingswoodMay 1 – July 1June 1 – Aug 1
DoverMay 10 – June 15June 1 – July 1
DumontApr 15 – July 1June 1 – Aug 1
East OrangeApr 15 – July 1June 15 – Aug 15
East RutherfordApr 15 – July 1June 1 – Aug 1
EatontownMay 1 – July 1June 1 – Aug 1
EdgewaterApr 15 – July 1July 1 – Sept 1
ElizabethApr 15 – July 1June 15 – Aug 15
Elmwood ParkApr 15 – July 1June 1 – Aug 1
EnglewoodApr 15 – July 1June 1 – Aug 1
Fair LawnApr 15 – July 1June 1 – Aug 1
FairviewApr 15 – July 1July 1 – Sept 1
Florham ParkMay 10 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
Fort LeeApr 15 – July 1June 1 – Aug 1
Franklin LakesMay 10 – June 15June 1 – July 1
FreeholdMay 10 – June 15June 1 – July 1
GarfieldApr 15 – July 1June 1 – Aug 1
GlassboroMay 1 – July 1June 1 – Aug 1
Glen RockMay 1 – July 1June 1 – Aug 1
Gloucester CityApr 15 – July 1July 1 – Sept 1
GuttenbergApr 15 – July 1July 1 – Sept 1
HackensackApr 15 – July 1June 1 – Aug 1
HackettstownMay 10 – June 15June 1 – July 1
HaddonfieldMay 1 – July 1June 1 – Aug 1
HammontonMay 1 – July 1June 1 – Aug 1
HarrisonApr 15 – July 1June 15 – Aug 15
Hasbrouck HeightsApr 15 – July 1June 1 – Aug 1
HawthorneMay 1 – July 1June 1 – Aug 1
Highland ParkMay 1 – July 1June 1 – Aug 1
HillsdaleApr 15 – July 1June 1 – Aug 1
HobokenApr 15 – July 1July 1 – Sept 1
HopatcongMay 10 – June 15June 1 – July 1
Jersey CityApr 15 – July 1June 15 – Aug 15
KearnyApr 15 – July 1June 15 – Aug 15
KinnelonMay 10 – June 15June 1 – July 1
Lincoln ParkMay 1 – July 1June 1 – Aug 1
LindenApr 15 – July 1June 15 – Aug 15
LindenwoldMay 1 – July 1June 1 – Aug 1
Little FerryApr 15 – July 1June 1 – Aug 1
LodiApr 15 – July 1June 1 – Aug 1
Long BranchMay 1 – July 1June 1 – Aug 1
MadisonMay 10 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
ManvilleMay 15 – June 1June 1 – July 1
MaywoodApr 15 – July 1June 1 – Aug 1
MetuchenMay 1 – July 1June 1 – Aug 1
MiddlesexMay 1 – July 1June 1 – Aug 1
MillvilleMay 10 – June 15June 1 – July 1
MorristownMay 10 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
New BrunswickMay 1 – July 1June 1 – Aug 1
New MilfordApr 15 – July 1June 1 – Aug 1
New ProvidenceMay 10 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
NewarkApr 15 – July 1June 15 – Aug 15
North ArlingtonApr 15 – July 1June 15 – Aug 15
North PlainfieldMay 1 – July 1June 1 – Aug 1
OaklandMay 10 – June 15June 1 – July 1
Ocean CityApr 15 – July 1July 1 – Sept 1
Palisades ParkApr 15 – July 1June 1 – Aug 1
ParamusApr 15 – July 1June 1 – Aug 1
PassaicApr 15 – July 1June 1 – Aug 1
PatersonMay 1 – July 1June 1 – Aug 1
Perth AmboyMay 1 – July 1June 1 – Aug 1
PhillipsburgMay 10 – June 15June 1 – July 1
Pine HillMay 1 – July 1June 1 – Aug 1
PlainfieldMay 1 – July 1June 1 – Aug 1
PleasantvilleApr 15 – July 1July 1 – Sept 1
Point PleasantMay 10 – June 15June 1 – July 1
Pompton LakesMay 10 – June 15June 1 – July 1
PrincetonMay 10 – June 15June 1 – July 1
RahwayMay 1 – July 1June 1 – Aug 1
RamseyMay 10 – June 15June 1 – July 1
Red BankMay 1 – July 1June 1 – Aug 1
RidgefieldApr 15 – July 1June 1 – Aug 1
Ridgefield ParkApr 15 – July 1June 1 – Aug 1
RidgewoodMay 1 – July 1June 1 – Aug 1
RingwoodMay 10 – June 15June 1 – July 1
River EdgeApr 15 – July 1June 1 – Aug 1
RoselleMay 1 – July 1June 1 – Aug 1
Roselle ParkMay 1 – July 1June 1 – Aug 1
RutherfordApr 15 – July 1June 1 – Aug 1
SayrevilleMay 1 – July 1June 1 – Aug 1
SecaucusApr 15 – July 1June 1 – Aug 1
Somers PointApr 15 – July 1July 1 – Sept 1
SomervilleMay 15 – June 1June 1 – July 1
South AmboyMay 1 – July 1June 1 – Aug 1
South PlainfieldMay 1 – July 1June 1 – Aug 1
South RiverMay 1 – July 1June 1 – Aug 1
SummitMay 10 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
TenaflyApr 15 – July 1June 1 – Aug 1
Tinton FallsMay 1 – July 1June 1 – Aug 1
TotowaMay 1 – July 1June 1 – Aug 1
TrentonMay 10 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
Union CityApr 15 – July 1July 1 – Sept 1
VinelandMay 10 – June 15June 1 – July 1
WaldwickMay 10 – June 15June 1 – July 1
WallingtonApr 15 – July 1June 1 – Aug 1
WanaqueMay 10 – June 15June 1 – July 1
West New YorkApr 15 – July 1July 1 – Sept 1
WestfieldMay 1 – July 1June 1 – Aug 1
WestwoodApr 15 – July 1June 1 – Aug 1
Wood-RidgeApr 15 – July 1June 1 – Aug 1
WoodburyApr 15 – July 1June 15 – Aug 15
Woodland ParkMay 1 – July 1June 1 – Aug 1

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 black-eyed peas.