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.

The USDA zone info for Brookfield can be read to estimate when you can plant cucumbers.

Planting Calendar for Cucumbers

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

You can not plant cucumbers until after the last frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant cucumbers in Brookfield 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 cucumbers and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your cucumbers may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your cucumbers indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Brookfield. You can expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Brookfield is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Brookfield you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your cucumbers in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Brookfield

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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