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When to Plant Cucumbers in Zone 10

In USDA zone 10, start seeds indoors around January 9, transplant or plant outdoors February 13 to April 12, and expect your first harvest around April 12.

Cucumbers 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

Apr 12

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

Most cucumbers mature in about 50 to 65 days depending on the variety. 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 cucumbers

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 cucumbers need about 50 to 65 days depending on the variety to mature.

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