Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The best time to plant cucumbers in Longboat Key should be determined by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Cucumbers

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

It's probably not a good idea to plant cucumbers until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant cucumbers in Longboat Key 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 really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your cucumbers indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on January 31 in Longboat Key. It might get as low as 30°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Longboat Key is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Longboat Key you get surprised by a frost after January 31 be ready to cover your cucumbers in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Longboat Key

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.

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