The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of making a decision about when it's the best time to plant cucumbers is to consult the USDA zone info for Mandeville.

Planting Calendar for Cucumbers

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

Since cucumbers require warm weather you must wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant cucumbers in Mandeville 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 grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your cucumbers indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Mandeville. You should expect an average low temperature of 20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Mandeville may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Mandeville there is a last frost after February 15 so always be ready to cover your cucumbers if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Mandeville

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 Mandeville

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