One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea 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.

The USDA zone info for Eunice should be reffered to in order to estimate when you can plant cucumbers.

Planting Calendar for Cucumbers

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

Cucumbers do not do well in cold weather which tells us that it's important to wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

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

The last month that you can plant cucumbers and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your cucumbers may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your cucumbers indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on February 15 in Eunice. You can expect an average low temperature of 20°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Eunice is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Eunice there is a last frost after February 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your cucumbers if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Eunice

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

Plants to Grow in Eunice

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