Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate 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 to plant pumpkins by referring to the USDA zone info for North Richland Hills.

Planting Calendar for Pumpkins

Frost tolerance for pumpkins:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Since pumpkins do not do well in cold weather you have to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant pumpkins in North Richland Hills 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 pumpkins and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your pumpkins may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your pumpkins indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on March 15 in North Richland Hills. You can expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for North Richland Hills is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in North Richland Hills you get a frost after March 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your pumpkins in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for North Richland Hills

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°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 15°F.

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