The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of estimating when to plant zucchini is to examine the USDA zone info for Seaside.

Planting Calendar for Zucchini

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

You should not plant zucchini until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant zucchini in Seaside 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 really do well. Starting your zucchini indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Seaside. You should expect an average low temperature of 30°F in the coldest months of winter.

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

USDA Zone Info for Seaside

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 Seaside

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Seaside.