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.

You can determine when it's a good idea to plant squash in Hazelwood by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Squash

Frost tolerance for squash:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Since squash are not cold tolerant you have to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant squash in Hazelwood 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your squash may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your squash indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Hazelwood may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Hazelwood you get a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your squash in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Hazelwood

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 Hazelwood

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