The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Country Club Hills you can figure out when you can plant watermelon by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Watermelon

Frost tolerance for watermelon:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

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

The earliest that you can plant watermelon in Country Club Hills 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 watermelon and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your watermelon may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your watermelon indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Country Club Hills. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -15°F.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Country Club Hills is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Country Club Hills there is a last frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your watermelon if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Country Club Hills

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-15°F
Highest Expected Low	-10°F

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

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