One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of making a decision about when it's possible to plant pumpkins is to examine the USDA zone info for Pompano Beach.

Planting Calendar for Pumpkins

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

Since pumpkins do not do well in cold weather you must wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant pumpkins in Pompano 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 pumpkins and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your pumpkins may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your pumpkins indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on January 31 in Pompano Beach. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 35°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Pompano Beach is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Pompano Beach last frost occurs after January 31 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your pumpkins in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Pompano 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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