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.

A common way of estimating when it's the best time to plant squash is to consult the USDA zone info for Marquette.

Planting Calendar for Squash

Frost tolerance for squash:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

You should not plant squash until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant squash in Marquette 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 squash and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your squash may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your squash indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Marquette. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -15°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Marquette is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Marquette it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your squash if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Marquette

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-15°F
Highest Expected Low	-10°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 -10°F.

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