The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Florham Park you can determine when it's the best time to plant cucumbers by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Cucumbers

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

Since cucumbers do not do well in cold weather you really should wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant cucumbers in Florham Park 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. If you wait any later than that and your cucumbers may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your cucumbers indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Florham Park. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that the actual date of last frost may not be accurate from year to year because it is based on the USDA zone info for Florham Park and it will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Florham Park you get a frost after April 15 so always be ready to protect your cucumbers if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Florham Park

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.

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