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When to Plant Acorn Squash in Zone 10

In USDA zone 10, start seeds indoors around January 9, transplant or plant outdoors February 13 to May 4, and expect your first harvest around May 4.

Acorn Squash planting calendar for USDA Zone 10

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Start seeds indoors

Jan 9

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Transplant outdoors

Feb 13

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Projected first harvest

May 4

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🌱 Start indoors🌿 Growing outside🌾 HarvestTodayZone 10a — approximate

Acorn Squash is ready to harvest in about 80 days. Dates use USDA zone 10a average frost dates. Set your ZIP in HomeSown for dates tuned to your exact location.

What zone 10 means for acorn squash

Average last spring frost

January 30

Average first fall frost

December 30

Those two dates are what set the schedule above. Zone 10 gives you roughly 334 frost-free days, and acorn squash need about 80 days to mature.

Varieties to grow

1 variety of acorn squash in the HomeSown library. Tap any for its full grow guide.

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