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When to Plant Delicata Squash in Zone 4

In USDA zone 4, start seeds indoors around April 24, transplant or plant outdoors May 29 to September 6, and expect your first harvest around September 6.

Delicata Squash planting calendar for USDA Zone 4

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Start seeds indoors

Apr 24

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Transplant outdoors

May 29

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Projected first harvest

Sep 6

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🌱 Start indoors🌿 Growing outside🌾 HarvestTodayZone 4a — approximate

Delicata Squash is ready to harvest in about 100 days. Dates use USDA zone 4a average frost dates. Set your ZIP in HomeSown for dates tuned to your exact location.

What zone 4 means for delicata squash

Average last spring frost

May 15

Average first fall frost

September 20

Those two dates are what set the schedule above. Zone 4 gives you roughly 128 frost-free days, and delicata squash need about 100 days to mature.

Varieties to grow

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

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