One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The best time to plant gherkins in Glenolden can be figured out by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Gherkins

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

You really shouldn't plant gherkins until after all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant gherkins in Glenolden 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 gherkins and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your gherkins may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your gherkins indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Glenolden. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Glenolden is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Glenolden it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your gherkins if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Glenolden

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

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