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

In Heath you can determine when it's a good idea to plant zucchini by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Zucchini

Frost tolerance for zucchini:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

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

The earliest that you can plant zucchini in Heath 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 zucchini and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your zucchini may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your zucchini indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Heath. You can expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Heath is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Heath last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your zucchini in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Heath

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.

Plants to Grow in Heath

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