When to Plant Cucumbers in Bernardsville, NJ

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate 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.

The USDA zone info for Bernardsville should be reviewed to figure out when it's possible to plant cucumbers.


Planting Calendar for Cucumbers

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

Cucumbers require warm weather which means that it's important to wait until it warms up after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

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A good time to plant cucumbers
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant cucumbers
Probably not a good time to plant cucumbers

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

Last Frost Date

In Bernardsville the average date of last frost happens on April 15. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Bernardsville is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Bernardsville it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your cucumbers if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Bernardsville

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 Low0°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.

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