Summer squash goes into Nebraska ground once both the air and the soil have shaken off spring cold, typically late April through mid-May depending on…

Summer squash goes into Montana ground once soil temperatures climb into the mid-60s, which in most valleys means late May through early June, not the…

Missouri gardeners can plant summer squash once the soil sits reliably above 60°F, which usually lines up with late April to mid-May depending on where…

Mississippi gardeners can start summer squash outdoors once soil temperatures stay reliably warm, generally from mid-to-late March in the southern half…

Minnesota gardeners can set out summer squash once the soil sits reliably above 60°F, which usually lines up with mid to late May in the Twin Cities and…

Summer squash goes into Michigan gardens once the soil itself has warmed, which lags a week or two behind the last frost date.

Summer squash goes into Massachusetts gardens once the soil itself has warmed, not simply once the calendar clears the last frost date.

Summer squash in Maryland goes in the ground once the last spring frost risk has passed and soil temperatures stay reliably warm, typically from mid to…

Manitoba gardeners generally get summer squash into the ground around late May to early June, once the soil itself has warmed, not just the air.

Summer squash goes in the ground in Maine once the soil sits reliably above 60°F, which for most of the state means late May to early June, well after…