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When to Plant Chickpeas in Zone 9

In USDA zone 9, plant outdoors March 1 to June 9, and expect your first harvest around June 9.

Chickpeas planting calendar for USDA Zone 9

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Direct sow

Mar 1

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Projected first harvest

Jun 9

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🌱 Start indoors🌿 Growing outside🌾 HarvestTodayZone 9a — approximate

Chickpeas is ready to harvest in about 100 days. Dates use USDA zone 9a average frost dates. Set your ZIP in HomeSown for dates tuned to your exact location.

What zone 9 means for chickpeas

Average last spring frost

March 1

Average first fall frost

December 1

Those two dates are what set the schedule above. Zone 9 gives you roughly 275 frost-free days, and chickpeas need about 100 days to mature.

Varieties to grow

1 variety of chickpeas in the HomeSown library. Tap any for its full grow guide.

Common problems with chickpeas

What to watch for, with identification and treatment for each

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