The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In East Troy you can figure out when it's the best time to plant zucchini by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Zucchini

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

It's a bad idea to plant zucchini until after the last frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant zucchini in East Troy 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. Any later than that and your zucchini may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your zucchini indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in East Troy. It might get as low as -20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for East Troy is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in East Troy you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your zucchini in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for East Troy

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-20°F
Highest Expected Low	-15°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 -15°F.

Plants to Grow in East Troy

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