One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine 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.

You should be able to estimate when it's the best time to plant cucumbers by checking out the USDA zone info for Shasta Lake.

Planting Calendar for Cucumbers

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

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

The earliest that you can plant cucumbers in Shasta Lake is March. However, you really should wait until April 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 grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your cucumbers indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on February 15 in Shasta Lake. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Shasta Lake is not always accurate the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Shasta Lake last frost occurs after February 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your cucumbers if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Shasta Lake

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

Plants to Grow in Shasta Lake

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