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When to Plant Cucumbers in Ohio

For cucumbers in Ohio, spring planting starts between May 1 (Lawrence County) and May 15 (Allen County), according to Ohio State University Extension.

Photo: Cucumber vines climbing a wooden trellis in a kitchen garden. NPS, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Red barn and farmhouse beyond a green meadow, Geauga County

More planting dates for Ohio

Planting dates for each crop in Ohio, from the Ohio State University Extension calendar.

Tomatoes

Peppers

Potatoes

Sweet Corn

Green Beans

Squash

Lettuce

Onions

Planting cucumbers in Ohio: questions

When do you plant cucumbers in Ohio?

For cucumbers in Ohio, spring planting starts between May 1 (Lawrence County) and May 15 (Allen County), according to Ohio State University Extension.

Can I plant cucumbers in the fall in Ohio?

The Ohio State University Extension calendar used here lists no fall window for cucumbers.

Does the frost date matter for cucumbers?

The windows above already account for frost as the publication describes. Check the Ohio frost dates page for your county’s risk.

Where do these dates for cucumbers come from?

Ohio Gardening Calendar.

Are the dates the same across the state?

Counties in zones 6b and 7a get earlier spring dates, per the calendar.

Photos: Cucumber vines climbing a wooden trellis in a kitchen garden: NPS, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; Cucumber plants growing in a greenhouse bed: HARTLEPOOLMARINA2014, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Red barn and farmhouse beyond a green meadow, Geauga County: Nathan, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Flickr; Tomato plant with fruit in a garden: MavisLee, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Pepper plant in a kitchen garden loaded with green, yellow and red peppers: NPS, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; Long neat rows of green potato plants stretching across a farm field: Malcolm Neal, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Tall corn plants with golden tassels against a summer sky in a field: inkknife_2000, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Clusters of long green bean pods hanging from a climbing bean vine: Nirajan_pant, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Zucchini fruit on the plant: Schlaghecken Josef, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Heads of lettuce in a garden bed: Prenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Long rows of green onion plants growing in sandy farm soil: ליזי שאנן, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons.