Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. 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 Wharton can be reffered to in order to determine when it's possible to plant squash.

Planting Calendar for Squash

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

Since squash require warm weather you have to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant squash in Wharton 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. If you wait any later than that and your squash may not have a chance to really do well. 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 Wharton. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Wharton is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Wharton you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your squash in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Wharton

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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