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Crop dates by placeCucumbers Planting Dates by State and Region
Published cucumbers planting windows for 13 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 Jan 1 (Central Florida) and as late as Sep 1 (South Florida). The middle of the range starts around Aug 1.
| Place | Planting | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | Planting: August 1 - August 15 (fall crop) | |
| Central Florida | Planting: outdoor planting Jan–Mar Sept | |
| Central Missouri | Planting: planting dates 5/5 to 5/30 (month/day) | |
| Central North Carolina | Planting: mid Apr to mid Aug (direct seed); Transplanting: mid Apr to mid Aug (transplants) | |
| Central and higher-elevation Eastern Oregon | Transplanting: Late May (transplant) | |
| Eastern North Carolina | Planting: mid Apr to mid Aug (direct seed); Transplanting: mid Apr to mid Aug (transplants) | |
| Maricopa County, Arizona | Planting: mid Feb to end of Apr; mid Aug to end of Sep (seed) | |
| Minnesota | Planting: early may to early june | |
| North Florida | Planting: outdoor planting Mar–Ap Aug–Sept | |
| North Missouri | Planting: planting dates 5/10 to 5/30 (month/day) | |
| South Florida | Planting: outdoor planting Sep–Feb | |
| South Missouri | Planting: planting dates 4/25 to 5/30 (month/day) | |
| Western North Carolina | Planting: mid May to end of Jul (direct seed); Transplanting: mid May to end of Jul (transplants) |
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| Item | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas planting | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
| Central Florida planting | Planting window in January | Planting window in February | Planting window in March | |||||||||
| Central Missouri planting | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
| Central North Carolina planting | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
| Central North Carolina transplanting | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
| Central and higher-elevation Eastern Oregon transplanting | Transplanting window in May | |||||||||||
| Eastern North Carolina planting | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
| Eastern North Carolina transplanting | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
| Maricopa County, Arizona planting | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
| Minnesota planting | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
| North Florida planting | Planting window in August | Planting window in September | ||||||||||
| North Missouri planting | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
| South Florida planting | Planting window in January | Planting window in February | Planting window in September | Planting window in October | Planting window in November | Planting window in December | ||||||
| South Missouri planting | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
| Western North Carolina planting | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
| Western North Carolina transplanting | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
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: Arkansas Extension - Fall Planting Dates.