Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's possible to figure out when it's possible to plant pumpkins by looking at the USDA zone info for Milford.

Planting Calendar for Pumpkins

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

Pumpkins are not cold tolerant which means that you need to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant pumpkins in Milford 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. Any later than that and your pumpkins may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your pumpkins indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Milford may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Milford there is a last frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your pumpkins if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Milford

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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