One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's a good idea to determine when it's the best time to plant pumpkins by looking at the USDA zone info for Bossier City.

Planting Calendar for Pumpkins

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

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

The earliest that you can plant pumpkins in Bossier City 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your pumpkins may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your pumpkins indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Bossier City. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Bossier City is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Bossier City it frosts late in the year after March 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your pumpkins in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Bossier City

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°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 20°F.

Plants to Grow in Bossier City

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