When to plant Winter squash in Kentucky

In fall, from June 1 – July 1 in Alexandria to June 20 – July 20 in Shively.

USDA's earliest safe spring and latest safe fall planting dates, matched to each place's average frost dates.

Winter squash planting dates by place in Kentucky
Place	Spring	Fall
Alexandria	—	June 1 – July 1
Ashland	—	June 1 – July 1
Bardstown	—	June 1 – July 1
Berea	—	June 10 – July 10
Bowling Green	—	June 10 – July 10
Campbellsville	—	June 1 – July 1
Covington	—	June 1 – July 1
Danville	—	June 10 – July 10
Elizabethtown	—	June 1 – July 1
Erlanger	—	June 1 – July 1
Florence	—	June 1 – July 1
Fort Thomas	—	June 1 – July 1
Frankfort	—	June 1 – July 1
Franklin	—	June 10 – July 10
Georgetown	—	June 1 – July 1
Glasgow	—	June 10 – July 10
Henderson	—	June 10 – July 10
Hopkinsville	—	June 10 – July 10
Independence	—	June 1 – July 1
Jeffersontown	—	June 10 – July 10
La Grange	—	June 1 – July 1
Lawrenceburg	—	June 10 – July 10
Lexington	—	June 10 – July 10
Louisville	—	June 10 – July 10
Lyndon	—	June 10 – July 10
Madisonville	—	June 10 – July 10
Mount Washington	—	June 10 – July 10
Murray	—	June 10 – July 10
Newport	—	June 1 – July 1
Nicholasville	—	June 10 – July 10
Owensboro	—	June 10 – July 10
Paducah	—	June 10 – July 10
Paris	—	June 1 – July 1
Radcliff	—	June 1 – July 1
Richmond	—	June 1 – July 1
Shelbyville	—	June 1 – July 1
Shepherdsville	—	June 1 – July 1
Shively	—	June 20 – July 20
Somerset	—	June 10 – July 10
St. Matthews	—	June 10 – July 10
Versailles	—	June 10 – July 10
Winchester	—	June 1 – July 1

Planting dates: USDA Home and Garden Bulletin No. 9 (1967), tables 4 and 5. Frost dates: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020. “—” means the place's frost date is outside the table. The full USDA table for winter squash.