Hot Weather Beans and Peas ...

vja4Him

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What would be a good choice of hot-weather beans and peas to grow around the Modesto, California area, Growing Zone #14/eight?
 

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Here in zone 4- on the other side of the world, we grow peas only in the cool spring weather. This might end up being winter time for your zone?? I have not heard of a pea that would grow in hot weather. Beans-both bush and pole, seem to do fine in the hot summer months. Again, my "hot" is probably pretty cool compared to yours, but I think you should be able to grow beans- as long as you keep them watered.... Happy Gardening!
 

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I'm between Zone 7b and 8a. My pea time has passed and all my peas have finished up.... except for snow peas, but I doubt they'll make it more then a week before they go bitter.

Beans love warm temps though, I grow green beans (pole) and black beans (turtle) for drying. Many of the beans won't germinate until soil temps are holding at 70 degrees. So now would be a great time for those. You may want to try late fall / early winter for any shelling peas or snow/snap peas in your area.

JMHO
 

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I'm in zone 8 and peas are a winter/early spring crop here, I plant them in January. We've had kind of a weird cold winter though, so mine are just now starting to really take off and make peas.
 
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