Explore LibraryStart free trial
← Plant Library

When to Plant Butternut Squash in Zone 10

In USDA zone 10, start seeds indoors around January 9, transplant or plant outdoors February 13 to May 29, and expect your first harvest around May 29.

Butternut Squash planting calendar for USDA Zone 10

🌱

Start seeds indoors

Jan 9

🌿

Transplant outdoors

Feb 13

🌾

Projected first harvest

May 29

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
🌱 Start indoors🌿 Growing outside🌾 HarvestTodayZone 10a — approximate

Butternut Squash is ready to harvest in about 105 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 butternut 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 butternut squash need about 105 days to mature.

Varieties to grow

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

🌱 Grow butternut squash with a calendar built for your exact yard

HomeSown turns your ZIP code into a personalized planting calendar, watering reminders, and pest help. Free to start.

Start your free garden →