When to plant Black-eyed peas in Pennsylvania

In spring, from Apr 15 – July 1 in Chester to May 15 – June 1 in York.

In fall, from June 1 – July 1 in Allentown to July 1 – Sept 1 in Philadelphia.

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 Pennsylvania
PlaceSpringFall
AllentownMay 10 – June 15June 1 – July 1
AltoonaMay 10 – June 15June 1 – July 1
BaldwinMay 10 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
BerwickMay 15 – June 1June 1 – July 1
Bethel ParkMay 10 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
BethlehemMay 10 – June 15June 1 – July 1
BloomsburgMay 15 – June 1June 1 – July 1
ButlerNot listedJune 1 – July 1
CarlisleMay 10 – June 15June 1 – July 1
ChambersburgMay 10 – June 15June 1 – July 1
ChesterApr 15 – July 1July 1 – Sept 1
CoatesvilleMay 10 – June 15June 1 – July 1
ColumbiaMay 15 – June 1June 1 – July 1
DarbyApr 15 – July 1June 15 – Aug 15
DunmoreMay 10 – June 15June 1 – July 1
EastonMay 10 – June 15June 1 – July 1
ElizabethtownMay 1 – July 1June 1 – Aug 1
EmmausMay 10 – June 15June 1 – July 1
EphrataMay 10 – June 15June 1 – July 1
ErieMay 15 – June 1June 1 – Aug 1
Franklin ParkMay 10 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
GreensburgMay 15 – June 1June 1 – July 1
HanoverMay 10 – June 15June 1 – July 1
HarrisburgMay 1 – July 1June 1 – July 1
HazletonMay 15 – June 1June 1 – July 1
HermitageNot listedNot listed
IndianaNot listedJune 1 – July 1
Jefferson HillsMay 10 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
JohnstownMay 15 – June 1June 1 – July 1
KingstonMay 10 – June 15June 1 – July 1
LancasterMay 10 – June 15June 1 – July 1
LansdaleMay 1 – July 1June 1 – Aug 1
LansdowneApr 15 – July 1June 15 – Aug 15
LebanonMay 10 – June 15June 1 – July 1
Lower BurrellMay 10 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
McKeesportMay 15 – June 1June 1 – July 1
MeadvilleMay 15 – June 1June 1 – July 1
MechanicsburgMay 1 – July 1June 1 – Aug 1
MonroevilleMay 10 – June 15June 1 – July 1
MunhallMay 1 – July 1June 15 – Aug 15
MurrysvilleMay 10 – June 15June 1 – July 1
NanticokeNot listedJune 1 – July 1
New CastleMay 15 – June 1June 1 – July 1
New KensingtonMay 10 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
NorristownMay 1 – July 1June 1 – Aug 1
NorthamptonMay 10 – June 15June 1 – July 1
PhiladelphiaApr 15 – July 1July 1 – Sept 1
PhoenixvilleMay 10 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
PittsburghMay 10 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
PlumMay 10 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
PottstownMay 10 – June 15June 1 – July 1
PottsvilleMay 15 – June 1June 1 – July 1
ReadingMay 1 – July 1June 1 – Aug 1
ScrantonMay 10 – June 15June 1 – July 1
SharonMay 15 – June 1June 1 – July 1
St. MarysNot listedJune 1 – July 1
State CollegeMay 10 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
WashingtonMay 10 – June 15June 1 – July 1
WaynesboroMay 10 – June 15June 1 – July 1
West ChesterMay 15 – June 1June 1 – July 1
West MifflinMay 10 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
WhitehallMay 10 – June 15June 1 – Aug 1
Wilkes-BarreMay 10 – June 15June 1 – July 1
WilkinsburgMay 1 – July 1June 15 – Aug 15
WilliamsportMay 10 – June 15June 1 – July 1
WyomissingMay 1 – July 1June 1 – Aug 1
YeadonApr 15 – July 1June 15 – Aug 15
YorkMay 15 – June 1June 1 – July 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.