When to plant Cucumbers in New York
In spring, from Apr 10 – May 15 in Floral Park to June 1 – 15 in Oneonta.
In fall, June 1 – July 15.
USDA's earliest safe spring and latest safe fall planting dates, matched to each place's average frost dates.
| Place | Spring | Fall |
|---|---|---|
| Airmont | May 1 – June 15 | June 1 – July 15 |
| Albany | May 15 – June 15 | June 1 – July 1 |
| Amsterdam | May 20 – June 15 | June 1 – July 1 |
| Auburn | May 15 – June 15 | June 1 – July 15 |
| Babylon | Apr 20 – June 1 | June 1 – Aug 15 |
| Batavia | May 15 – June 15 | June 1 – July 15 |
| Beacon | Apr 20 – June 1 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Binghamton | May 15 – June 15 | June 1 – July 1 |
| Buffalo | May 1 – June 15 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Canandaigua | May 15 – June 15 | June 1 – July 15 |
| Chestnut Ridge | May 1 – June 15 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Cohoes | May 1 – June 15 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Corning | June 1 – 15 | June 1 – July 1 |
| Cortland | May 20 – June 15 | June 1 – July 1 |
| Depew | May 1 – June 15 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Dobbs Ferry | May 1 – June 15 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Dunkirk | May 15 – June 15 | June 1 – July 15 |
| East Rockaway | Apr 20 – June 1 | June 1 – Aug 15 |
| Elmira | May 20 – June 15 | June 1 – July 1 |
| Endicott | May 15 – June 15 | June 1 – July 1 |
| Floral Park | Apr 10 – May 15 | June 1 – Aug 15 |
| Freeport | Apr 20 – June 1 | June 1 – Aug 15 |
| Fulton | May 15 – June 15 | June 1 – July 15 |
| Garden City | Apr 10 – May 15 | June 1 – Aug 15 |
| Geneva | May 15 – June 15 | June 1 – July 15 |
| Glen Cove | Apr 10 – May 15 | June 1 – Aug 15 |
| Glens Falls | June 1 – 15 | June 1 – July 1 |
| Gloversville | May 20 – June 15 | June 1 – July 1 |
| Great Neck | Apr 10 – May 15 | June 1 – Aug 15 |
| Harrison | Apr 20 – June 1 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Haverstraw | May 1 – June 15 | June 1 – July 15 |
| Hempstead | Apr 10 – May 15 | June 1 – Aug 15 |
| Ithaca | May 20 – June 15 | June 1 – July 1 |
| Jamestown | May 20 – June 15 | June 1 – July 1 |
| Johnson City | May 15 – June 15 | June 1 – July 1 |
| Kenmore | May 20 – June 15 | June 1 – July 1 |
| Kingston | May 20 – June 15 | June 1 – July 1 |
| Kiryas Joel | Apr 20 – June 1 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Lackawanna | May 1 – June 15 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Lake Grove | Apr 20 – June 1 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Lancaster | May 1 – June 15 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Lindenhurst | Apr 20 – June 1 | June 1 – Aug 15 |
| Lockport | May 15 – June 15 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Long Beach | Apr 20 – June 1 | June 1 – Aug 15 |
| Lynbrook | Apr 20 – June 1 | June 1 – Aug 15 |
| Mamaroneck | May 1 – June 15 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Massapequa Park | Apr 10 – May 15 | June 1 – Aug 15 |
| Middletown | May 1 – June 15 | June 1 – July 15 |
| Mineola | Apr 10 – May 15 | June 1 – Aug 15 |
| Mount Kisco | May 1 – June 15 | June 1 – July 15 |
| Mount Vernon | Apr 10 – May 15 | June 1 – Aug 15 |
| New Hyde Park | Apr 10 – May 15 | June 1 – Aug 15 |
| New Rochelle | May 1 – June 15 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| New York | Apr 10 – May 15 | June 1 – Aug 15 |
| Newburgh | May 15 – June 15 | June 1 – July 1 |
| Niagara Falls | May 15 – June 15 | June 1 – July 15 |
| North Tonawanda | May 20 – June 15 | June 1 – July 1 |
| Olean | May 20 – June 15 | June 1 – July 1 |
| Oneida | May 15 – June 15 | June 1 – July 1 |
| Oneonta | June 1 – 15 | June 1 – July 1 |
| Ossining | May 1 – June 15 | June 1 – July 15 |
| Oswego | May 1 – June 15 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Patchogue | Apr 10 – May 15 | June 1 – Aug 15 |
| Peekskill | May 15 – June 15 | June 1 – July 15 |
| Plattsburgh | May 20 – June 15 | June 1 – July 1 |
| Port Chester | Apr 20 – June 1 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Poughkeepsie | May 1 – June 15 | June 1 – July 15 |
| Rochester | May 1 – June 15 | June 1 – July 15 |
| Rockville Centre | Apr 20 – June 1 | June 1 – Aug 15 |
| Rome | May 20 – June 15 | June 1 – July 1 |
| Rye | Apr 20 – June 1 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Saratoga Springs | May 15 – June 15 | June 1 – July 1 |
| Scarsdale | May 1 – June 15 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Schenectady | May 15 – June 15 | June 1 – July 1 |
| Sleepy Hollow | May 1 – June 15 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Spring Valley | May 1 – June 15 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Suffern | May 1 – June 15 | June 1 – July 15 |
| Syracuse | May 15 – June 15 | June 1 – July 15 |
| Tarrytown | May 1 – June 15 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Tonawanda | May 20 – June 15 | June 1 – July 1 |
| Troy | May 1 – June 15 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Utica | May 15 – June 15 | June 1 – July 1 |
| Valley Stream | Apr 10 – May 15 | June 1 – Aug 15 |
| Watertown | May 15 – June 15 | June 1 – July 1 |
| Watervliet | May 1 – June 15 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| West Haverstraw | May 1 – June 15 | June 1 – July 15 |
| Westbury | Apr 10 – May 15 | June 1 – Aug 15 |
| White Plains | Apr 20 – June 1 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Woodbury | Apr 20 – June 1 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Yonkers | May 1 – June 15 | June 1 – Aug 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 cucumbers.