Finally Tilled the Pumpkin Patch this Weekend

[tony123]

Luremaker, thanks for all the information and the link.

I live in a zone8, bordering on 7. I'm right at the foothills of the Appalacians about an hour due south of Asheville, NC. That's why I thought I might be a few weeks later than you?

I want to make sure I have enough to distribute to friends at Halloween. I'm planning on a carving variety.

[Luremaker]

Tony, when do you receive your first frost in zones 7/8? We can get them as early as September to as late as the end of October. Pumpkins, as you know, have little frost tolerance. Steve

[tony123]

I found this off the internet

Zone 7
Average dates the last frost - 30 March to 30 April
Average dates the first frost - 30 September to 30 October

Zone 8
Average dates the last frost - 28 February to 30 March
Average dates the first frost - 30 October to 30 November

From experience, I use Nov1st as the first frost date, with a two week window either side of that.