Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate 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 Bessemer City should be used to estimate when you can plant pumpkins.

Planting Calendar for Pumpkins

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

Since pumpkins are not cold tolerant it is important to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant pumpkins in Bessemer City 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 really do well. 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 Bessemer City. You should expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Bessemer City may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Bessemer City last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your pumpkins if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Bessemer City

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

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

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