Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You will be able to estimate when to plant watermelon by reviewing the USDA zone info for Fort Oglethorpe.

Planting Calendar for Watermelon

Frost tolerance for watermelon:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Watermelon require warm weather which means that you really should wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant watermelon in Fort Oglethorpe is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant watermelon and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your watermelon may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your watermelon indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Fort Oglethorpe. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Fort Oglethorpe may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Fort Oglethorpe there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to protect your watermelon if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Fort Oglethorpe

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

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