When to plant butternut squash in Kansas

Sow outdoors in Wichita

Apr 18–May 2

Across Kansas the window opens between April 11 and May 5. Find your city below; the dates follow each town's own average last frost.

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

WichitaApr 18–May 2

Overland ParkApr 17–May 1

Kansas CityApr 11–Apr 25

OlatheApr 17–May 1

TopekaApr 23–May 7

LawrenceApr 19–May 3

ShawneeApr 23–May 7

LenexaApr 17–May 1

ManhattanApr 23–May 7

SalinaApr 25–May 9

HutchinsonApr 25–May 9

LeavenworthApr 19–May 3

LeawoodApr 15–Apr 29

Dodge CityApr 28–May 12

Garden CityMay 5–May 19

DerbyApr 21–May 5

GardnerApr 20–May 4

EmporiaApr 22–May 6

Junction CityApr 19–May 3

HaysApr 26–May 10

PittsburgApr 14–Apr 28

When should I plant butternut squash in Kansas?

In Wichita, sow outdoors from April 18 to May 2. Across Kansas the window opens between April 11 and May 5, 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.