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Crop dates by placeCucumber Planting Dates by State and Region
Published cucumber planting windows for 4 places, with the source and the caveats you need before you use them.
Across the 3 places in this data set, the planting window begins as early as Apr 27 (Southern Illinois) and as late as May 24 (Northern Illinois). The middle of the range starts around May 10.
| Place | Planting | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| Central Illinois | Planting: May 10 to June 15 | |
| New Hampshire | Start indoors: start seeds indoors 3-4 weeks before setting out; Planting: direct sow when soil warms to 70°F; Transplanting: transplant 1-2 weeks after last frost | |
| Northern Illinois | Planting: May 24 to June 30 | |
| Southern Illinois | Planting: April 27 to June 1 |
Calendar view
| Item | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Illinois planting | Planting window in May | Planting window in June | ||||||||||
| New Hampshire start indoors | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
| New Hampshire planting | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
| New Hampshire transplanting | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
| Northern Illinois planting | Planting window in May | Planting window in June | ||||||||||
| Southern Illinois planting | Planting window in April | Planting window in May | Planting window in June | |||||||||
Frost-date caveat: ranges blur real differences inside a state or region. Use them to plan, then fit them to your last frost date, soil temperature and field conditions.
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Last reviewed: November 2026. Source: Illinois Extension - When to Plant (Home Vegetable Gardening).