One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Hackettstown can be looked at to determine when it's possible to plant cucumbers.

Planting Calendar for Cucumbers

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

It's a bad idea to plant cucumbers until after the last frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant cucumbers in Hackettstown 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. If you are starting your cucumbers indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Hackettstown. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Hackettstown is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Hackettstown you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your cucumbers in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Hackettstown

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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