When to plant Winter squash in Minnesota
In fall, from May 20 – June 10 in Cloquet to June 1 – 15 in Worthington.
USDA's earliest safe spring and latest safe fall planting dates, matched to each place's average frost dates.
| Place | Spring | Fall |
|---|---|---|
| Albert Lea | — | June 1 – July 1 |
| Alexandria | — | June 1 – July 1 |
| Andover | — | June 1 – 15 |
| Anoka | — | June 1 – 15 |
| Apple Valley | — | June 1 – 15 |
| Austin | — | June 1 – 15 |
| Bemidji | — | June 1 – 15 |
| Big Lake | — | June 1 – 15 |
| Blaine | — | June 1 – 15 |
| Bloomington | — | June 1 – July 1 |
| Brainerd | — | June 1 – 15 |
| Brooklyn Center | — | June 1 – July 1 |
| Brooklyn Park | — | June 1 – July 1 |
| Buffalo | — | June 1 – July 1 |
| Burnsville | — | June 1 – July 1 |
| Cambridge | — | June 1 – 15 |
| Champlin | — | June 1 – 15 |
| Chanhassen | — | June 1 – July 1 |
| Chaska | — | June 1 – 15 |
| Cloquet | — | May 20 – June 10 |
| Columbia Heights | — | June 1 – July 1 |
| Coon Rapids | — | June 1 – 15 |
| Cottage Grove | — | June 1 – July 1 |
| Crystal | — | June 1 – July 1 |
| Dayton | — | June 1 – 15 |
| Detroit Lakes | — | May 20 – June 10 |
| Duluth | — | June 1 – July 1 |
| Eagan | — | June 1 – July 1 |
| East Bethel | — | June 1 – July 1 |
| Eden Prairie | — | June 1 – July 1 |
| Edina | — | June 1 – July 1 |
| Elk River | — | June 1 – 15 |
| Fairmont | — | June 1 – July 1 |
| Faribault | — | June 1 – 15 |
| Farmington | — | June 1 – July 1 |
| Fergus Falls | — | June 1 – 15 |
| Forest Lake | — | June 1 – 15 |
| Fridley | — | June 1 – July 1 |
| Golden Valley | — | June 1 – July 1 |
| Grand Rapids | — | May 20 – June 10 |
| Ham Lake | — | June 1 – 15 |
| Hastings | — | June 1 – July 1 |
| Hermantown | — | June 1 – 15 |
| Hibbing | — | Not listed |
| Hopkins | — | June 1 – July 1 |
| Hugo | — | June 1 – July 1 |
| Hutchinson | — | June 1 – July 1 |
| Inver Grove Heights | — | June 1 – July 1 |
| Lake Elmo | — | June 1 – July 1 |
| Lakeville | — | June 1 – July 1 |
| Lino Lakes | — | June 1 – July 1 |
| Little Canada | — | June 1 – July 1 |
| Mankato | — | June 1 – July 1 |
| Maple Grove | — | June 1 – July 1 |
| Maplewood | — | June 1 – July 1 |
| Marshall | — | June 1 – 15 |
| Mendota Heights | — | June 1 – July 1 |
| Minneapolis | — | June 1 – July 1 |
| Minnetonka | — | June 1 – July 1 |
| Monticello | — | June 1 – July 1 |
| Moorhead | — | June 1 – 15 |
| Mounds View | — | June 1 – July 1 |
| New Brighton | — | June 1 – July 1 |
| New Hope | — | June 1 – July 1 |
| New Ulm | — | June 1 – July 1 |
| North Branch | — | May 20 – June 10 |
| North Mankato | — | June 1 – July 1 |
| North St. Paul | — | June 1 – July 1 |
| Northfield | — | June 1 – 15 |
| Oakdale | — | June 1 – July 1 |
| Otsego | — | June 1 – 15 |
| Owatonna | — | June 1 – July 1 |
| Plymouth | — | June 1 – July 1 |
| Prior Lake | — | June 1 – July 1 |
| Ramsey | — | June 1 – 15 |
| Red Wing | — | June 1 – July 1 |
| Richfield | — | June 1 – July 1 |
| Robbinsdale | — | June 1 – July 1 |
| Rochester | — | June 1 – July 1 |
| Rogers | — | June 1 – 15 |
| Rosemount | — | June 1 – 15 |
| Roseville | — | June 1 – July 1 |
| Sartell | — | June 1 – July 1 |
| Sauk Rapids | — | June 1 – 15 |
| Savage | — | June 1 – July 1 |
| Shakopee | — | June 1 – July 1 |
| Shoreview | — | June 1 – July 1 |
| South St. Paul | — | June 1 – July 1 |
| St. Cloud | — | June 1 – 15 |
| St. Louis Park | — | June 1 – July 1 |
| St. Michael | — | June 1 – July 1 |
| St. Paul | — | June 1 – July 1 |
| St. Peter | — | June 1 – 15 |
| Stillwater | — | June 1 – July 1 |
| Vadnais Heights | — | June 1 – July 1 |
| Victoria | — | June 1 – 15 |
| Waconia | — | June 1 – 15 |
| West St. Paul | — | June 1 – July 1 |
| White Bear Lake | — | June 1 – July 1 |
| Willmar | — | June 1 – July 1 |
| Winona | — | June 1 – July 1 |
| Woodbury | — | June 1 – July 1 |
| Worthington | — | June 1 – 15 |
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.