One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first opportunity to plant zucchini in Burlingame can be estimated by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Zucchini

Frost tolerance for zucchini:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

It's a bad idea to plant zucchini until after the last frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant zucchini in Burlingame is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant zucchini and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your zucchini may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your zucchini indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on January 31 in Burlingame. You should expect an average low temperature of 30°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Burlingame is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Burlingame it frosts late in the year after January 31 be ready to cover your zucchini in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Burlingame

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	30°F
Highest Expected Low	35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

Plants to Grow in Burlingame

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