One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of figuring out when you can plant melons is to look at the USDA zone info for Taneytown.

Planting Calendar for Melons

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

Since melons are not cold tolerant you must wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant melons in Taneytown 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 melons and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your melons may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your melons indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Taneytown is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Taneytown last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your melons in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Taneytown

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.

Plants to Grow in Taneytown

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