The honest answer is that “Texas” isn’t one climate but four USDA zones stitched together, so the calendar that works in Houston can miss a northern…

Winter squash needs warm soil and a long, uninterrupted run to maturity, and Tennessee’s climate splits sharply between its western lowlands and its…

Winter squash goes into South Dakota soil once the ground itself has warmed, typically late May into early June depending on the county, and the fruit…

Winter squash grows well across South Carolina, from the Upstate hills to the Lowcountry coast, as long as it goes into the ground after the soil itself…

Winter squash in Saskatchewan goes into the ground only after the soil itself has warmed, generally in the last days of May or the first days of June…

Winter squash needs the soil itself warm, not just frost gone: in Rhode Island that means waiting until early-to-mid May in most gardens, since the last…

Winter squash in Quebec needs soil that’s genuinely warm, not just a calendar date past frost, and a growing window that runs from early May to early…

Winter squash in Prince Edward Island goes into the ground once the soil itself is warm, not simply once frost risk passes, and that usually lands in…

Winter squash goes into Pennsylvania ground once the soil has warmed past the last spring frost, typically late April into May depending on where you…

Yes, winter squash grows well across much of Oregon, but the answer shifts fast depending on where you garden.