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When to Plant Cucumbers in Zone 9

In USDA zone 9, start seeds indoors around February 8, transplant or plant outdoors March 15 to May 12, and expect your first harvest around May 12.

Cucumbers planting calendar for USDA Zone 9

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Start seeds indoors

Feb 8

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Transplant outdoors

Mar 15

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Projected first harvest

May 12

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🌱 Start indoors🌿 Growing outside🌾 HarvestTodayZone 9a — approximate

Most cucumbers mature in about 50 to 65 days depending on the variety. Dates use USDA zone 9a average frost dates. Set your ZIP in HomeSown for dates tuned to your exact location.

What zone 9 means for cucumbers

Average last spring frost

March 1

Average first fall frost

December 1

Those two dates are what set the schedule above. Zone 9 gives you roughly 275 frost-free days, and cucumbers need about 50 to 65 days depending on the variety to mature.

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