In the Northwest Territories, start winter squash indoors in early May and hold transplants back until the first days of June have passed, since the last…

Northwest Territories gardeners get one real shot at winter squash: the fast-maturing types, started as transplants and moved into warm soil the moment…

North Dakota gardeners get a narrow window for winter squash: wait until the last spring frost risk has passed at your location, then direct-seed or…

Short-season types win in North Dakota, full stop. Acorn, delicata, buttercup and spaghetti squash mature fast enough to beat the state’s frost calendar…

North Carolina gardeners in the Charlotte area can direct-seed winter squash outdoors once the soil has warmed past the last spring frost window, and…

North Carolina’s Piedmont gives gardeners roughly seven months between frosts, long enough to mature almost any winter squash on the market.

Winter squash in New York goes into the ground once soil has warmed past the mid-60s, which lines up with late spring frost dates rather than the…

New York’s growing season splits sharply between the city and the north country, so the right winter squash depends less on the state as a whole and more…

New Mexico’s frost dates set the sowing window for winter squash, and at the state’s reference weather station that window opens once the risk of a 32F…

Short-season, heat-tolerant winter squash win in New Mexico. Acorn, delicata, and butternut varieties bred for 80 to 100 days generally finish before…