Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's possible to determine when it's possible to plant cucumbers by checking out the USDA zone info for Bridge City.

Planting Calendar for Cucumbers

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

Cucumbers require warm weather which means that it's important to wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant cucumbers in Bridge City is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant cucumbers and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your cucumbers may not have a chance to fully mature. 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 when the weather gets warmer is on February 15 in Bridge City. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 20°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Bridge City is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Bridge City there is a last frost after February 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your cucumbers if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Bridge City

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

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