When to plant butternut squash in South Carolina

Butternut squash
Sow outdoors in Charleston
Feb 15–Mar 1

Across South Carolina the window opens between February 15 and April 15. Find your city below; the dates follow each town's own average last frost.

Sow outdoors, Charleston
Feb 15–Mar 1
Last sowing for a harvest
Aug 28
Last frost, Charleston
Feb 4

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
CharlestonFeb 15–Mar 1
ColumbiaMar 29–Apr 12
North CharlestonMar 14–Mar 28
Mount PleasantMar 20–Apr 3
Rock HillApr 3–Apr 17
GreenvilleApr 4–Apr 18
SummervilleMar 29–Apr 12
Goose CreekMar 14–Mar 28
GreerApr 4–Apr 18
SumterMar 31–Apr 14
FlorenceMar 26–Apr 9
Myrtle BeachMar 28–Apr 11
SpartanburgApr 15–Apr 29
Fort MillApr 7–Apr 21
Hilton Head IslandMar 10–Mar 24
BlufftonMar 9–Mar 23
AikenMar 26–Apr 9
MauldinApr 4–Apr 18
AndersonMar 30–Apr 13
ConwayMar 22–Apr 5
SimpsonvilleApr 5–Apr 19
EasleyApr 8–Apr 22
North AugustaMar 6–Mar 20
Carolina ForestMar 28–Apr 11
LexingtonApr 1–Apr 15
SocasteeMar 22–Apr 5
TaylorsMar 23–Apr 6
GreenwoodApr 2–Apr 16
HanahanMar 14–Mar 28
North Myrtle BeachMar 20–Apr 3
All 33 cities
CitySow outdoorsLast frost
CharlestonFeb 15 to Mar 1Feb 4
ColumbiaMar 29 to Apr 12Mar 22
North CharlestonMar 14 to Mar 28Mar 7
Mount PleasantMar 20 to Apr 3Mar 13
Rock HillApr 3 to Apr 17Mar 27
GreenvilleApr 4 to Apr 18Mar 28
SummervilleMar 29 to Apr 12Mar 22
Goose CreekMar 14 to Mar 28Mar 7
GreerApr 4 to Apr 18Mar 28
SumterMar 31 to Apr 14Mar 24
FlorenceMar 26 to Apr 9Mar 19
Myrtle BeachMar 28 to Apr 11Mar 21
SpartanburgApr 15 to Apr 29Apr 8
Fort MillApr 7 to Apr 21Mar 31
Hilton Head IslandMar 10 to Mar 24Mar 3
BlufftonMar 9 to Mar 23Mar 2
AikenMar 26 to Apr 9Mar 19
MauldinApr 4 to Apr 18Mar 28
AndersonMar 30 to Apr 13Mar 23
ConwayMar 22 to Apr 5Mar 15
SimpsonvilleApr 5 to Apr 19Mar 29
EasleyApr 8 to Apr 22Apr 1
North AugustaMar 6 to Mar 20Feb 27
Carolina ForestMar 28 to Apr 11Mar 21
LexingtonApr 1 to Apr 15Mar 25
SocasteeMar 22 to Apr 5Mar 15
TaylorsMar 23 to Apr 6Mar 16
GreenwoodApr 2 to Apr 16Mar 26
HanahanMar 14 to Mar 28Mar 7
North Myrtle BeachMar 20 to Apr 3Mar 13
St. AndrewsMar 23 to Apr 6Mar 16
Wade HamptonMar 23 to Apr 6Mar 16
Moncks CornerMar 17 to Mar 31Mar 10

Questions

When should I plant butternut squash in South Carolina?

In Charleston, sow outdoors from February 15 to March 1. Across South Carolina the window opens between February 15 and April 15, 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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