When to plant butternut squash in Georgia

Butternut squash
Sow outdoors in Atlanta
Mar 31–Apr 14

Across Georgia the window opens between February 26 and April 18. Find your city below; the dates follow each town's own average last frost.

Sow outdoors, Atlanta
Mar 31–Apr 14
Last sowing for a harvest
Jul 7
Last frost, Atlanta
Mar 24

Sow outdoors 1–3 weeks after the last frost. Leave fruit on the vine until the skin is hard and the stem starts to dry.

Butternut squash planting dates by city

Start indoorsPlant outSow outdoorsFall plantingAverage last and first frost
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AtlantaMar 31–Apr 14
ColumbusMar 28–Apr 11
AugustaMar 30–Apr 13
Macon-Bibb CountyMar 28–Apr 11
SavannahMar 9–Mar 23
Athens-Clarke CountyMar 30–Apr 13
South FultonMar 22–Apr 5
Sandy SpringsApr 1–Apr 15
Warner RobinsMar 18–Apr 1
Johns CreekApr 1–Apr 15
MabletonApr 3–Apr 17
AlpharettaApr 1–Apr 15
AlbanyMar 15–Mar 29
MariettaApr 3–Apr 17
StonecrestApr 7–Apr 21
BrookhavenApr 1–Apr 15
SmyrnaApr 3–Apr 17
ValdostaMar 12–Mar 26
DunwoodyApr 1–Apr 15
GainesvilleMar 27–Apr 10
NewnanApr 10–Apr 24
DouglasvilleApr 3–Apr 17
MulberryApr 10–Apr 24
MiltonApr 11–Apr 25
Peachtree CityApr 2–Apr 16
CantonApr 9–Apr 23
WoodstockApr 9–Apr 23
RomeApr 8–Apr 22
East PointMar 22–Apr 5
KennesawApr 9–Apr 23
All 63 cities
CitySow outdoorsLast frost
AtlantaMar 31 to Apr 14Mar 24
ColumbusMar 28 to Apr 11Mar 21
AugustaMar 30 to Apr 13Mar 23
Macon-Bibb CountyMar 28 to Apr 11Mar 21
SavannahMar 9 to Mar 23Mar 2
Athens-Clarke CountyMar 30 to Apr 13Mar 23
South FultonMar 22 to Apr 5Mar 15
Sandy SpringsApr 1 to Apr 15Mar 25
Warner RobinsMar 18 to Apr 1Mar 11
Johns CreekApr 1 to Apr 15Mar 25
MabletonApr 3 to Apr 17Mar 27
AlpharettaApr 1 to Apr 15Mar 25
AlbanyMar 15 to Mar 29Mar 8
MariettaApr 3 to Apr 17Mar 27
StonecrestApr 7 to Apr 21Mar 31
BrookhavenApr 1 to Apr 15Mar 25
SmyrnaApr 3 to Apr 17Mar 27
ValdostaMar 12 to Mar 26Mar 5
DunwoodyApr 1 to Apr 15Mar 25
GainesvilleMar 27 to Apr 10Mar 20
NewnanApr 10 to Apr 24Apr 3
DouglasvilleApr 3 to Apr 17Mar 27
MulberryApr 10 to Apr 24Apr 3
MiltonApr 11 to Apr 25Apr 4
Peachtree CityApr 2 to Apr 16Mar 26
CantonApr 9 to Apr 23Apr 2
WoodstockApr 9 to Apr 23Apr 2
RomeApr 8 to Apr 22Apr 1
East PointMar 22 to Apr 5Mar 15
KennesawApr 9 to Apr 23Apr 2
EvansMar 22 to Apr 5Mar 15
TuckerApr 1 to Apr 15Mar 25
HinesvilleMar 12 to Mar 26Mar 5
StatesboroMar 14 to Mar 28Mar 7
DaltonApr 9 to Apr 23Apr 2
LaGrangeApr 7 to Apr 21Mar 31
DuluthApr 1 to Apr 15Mar 25
McDonoughApr 7 to Apr 21Mar 31
MartinezMar 6 to Mar 20Feb 27
LawrencevilleApr 10 to Apr 24Apr 3
PoolerMar 9 to Mar 23Mar 2
ChambleeApr 1 to Apr 15Mar 25
RedanApr 1 to Apr 15Mar 25
Union CityMar 22 to Apr 5Mar 15
Sugar HillApr 11 to Apr 25Apr 4
CarrolltonApr 4 to Apr 18Mar 28
PerryMar 18 to Apr 1Mar 11
CartersvilleApr 18 to May 2Apr 11
DecaturApr 1 to Apr 15Mar 25
GriffinMar 27 to Apr 10Mar 20
SuwaneeApr 11 to Apr 25Apr 4
AcworthApr 9 to Apr 23Apr 2
SnellvilleApr 10 to Apr 24Apr 3
Candler-McAfeeApr 1 to Apr 15Mar 25
KingslandMar 21 to Apr 4Mar 14
WinderApr 10 to Apr 24Apr 3
Villa RicaApr 4 to Apr 18Mar 28
St. MarysFeb 26 to Mar 12Feb 19
FayettevilleApr 2 to Apr 16Mar 26
ConyersMar 29 to Apr 12Mar 22
Holly SpringsApr 9 to Apr 23Apr 2
CalhounApr 5 to Apr 19Mar 29
Richmond HillMar 9 to Mar 23Mar 2

Questions

When should I plant butternut squash in Georgia?

In Atlanta, sow outdoors from March 31 to April 14. Across Georgia the window opens between February 26 and April 18, depending on the local last frost.

How is this date worked out?

Sow outdoors 1–3 weeks after the last frost. Frost dates are NOAA 1991–2020 averages for the weather station nearest each city.

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