One of the first steps you take when you are estimating your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's possible to figure out when it's a good idea to plant cucumbers by referring to the USDA zone info for Pacific Grove.

Planting Calendar for Cucumbers

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

Since cucumbers are not cold tolerant it is important to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant cucumbers in Pacific Grove 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 cucumbers and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your cucumbers may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your cucumbers indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Pacific Grove. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 30°F.

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

USDA Zone Info for Pacific Grove

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 Pacific Grove

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Pacific Grove.