Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of making a decision about when it's possible to plant cucumbers is to use the USDA zone info for Vine Grove.

Planting Calendar for Cucumbers

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

Since cucumbers do not do well in cold weather it's necessary to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant cucumbers in Vine Grove 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 cucumbers and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your cucumbers may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your cucumbers indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Vine Grove. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Vine Grove is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Vine Grove last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your cucumbers if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Vine Grove

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

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