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 common way of getting a good idea when to plant squash is to look at the USDA zone info for Boynton Beach.

Planting Calendar for Squash

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

Squash require warm weather which means that you have to wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant squash in Boynton Beach 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 squash and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your squash may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your squash indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on January 31 in Boynton Beach. You can expect an average low temperature of 35°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Boynton Beach is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Boynton Beach you get surprised by a frost after January 31 so always be ready to cover your squash in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Boynton Beach

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	35°F
Highest Expected Low	40°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 35°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 40°F.

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