Michigan’s frost-free window runs from late April in the Detroit area to sometime between October 6 and October 21 farther inland, giving most gardeners…

Winter squash goes into Massachusetts ground once soil has warmed well past the state’s last-frost band, typically mid-May into early June for most of…

Massachusetts gardeners do best with mid-season winter squash, the 80- to 100-day types like acorn, delicata, and butternut, because the state’s…

Direct-seed winter squash in Maryland once the last spring frost has passed, generally from late April through May depending on where you garden.

Maryland’s frost-free season, roughly six and a half months across most of the state, comfortably fits nearly every winter squash type.

Winter squash in Manitoba goes into the ground around May 23, the average last spring frost for the Winnipeg area, and needs to finish before the average…

Manitoba gardeners do best with short-season, cool-tolerant squash: acorn, delicata, buttercup and the smaller kabocha types.

Direct-seed winter squash outdoors only after the last frost risk has passed, which in Maine runs from mid-May into early June depending on where in the…

Maine’s growing season runs roughly from the last frost in late April or early May to the first fall frost in mid-October, giving most of the state…

Louisiana gardeners get two shots at winter squash: a spring sowing once the region’s brief freeze risk clears in February, and a second sowing in late…