One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your 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 figuring out when it's the best time to plant pumpkins is to use the USDA zone info for Thomaston.

Planting Calendar for Pumpkins

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

Since pumpkins require warm weather it is important to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant pumpkins in Thomaston is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant pumpkins and expect a good harvest is probably August. 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 all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Thomaston. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

Remember that USDA zone info for Thomaston may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Thomaston it frosts late in the year after March 15 be ready to protect your pumpkins if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Thomaston

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 15°F.

Plants to Grow in Thomaston

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