When to plant Winter squash in Tennessee

In fall, from June 1 – July 1 in Bristol to July 1 – Aug 1 in Memphis.

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 Tennessee
PlaceSpringFall
Alcoa—June 10 – July 10
Arlington—June 20 – July 20
Athens—June 10 – July 10
Atoka—June 10 – July 10
Bartlett—June 20 – July 20
Brentwood—June 10 – July 10
Bristol—June 1 – July 1
Chattanooga—June 20 – July 20
Clarksville—June 10 – July 10
Cleveland—June 10 – July 10
Clinton—June 10 – July 10
Collegedale—June 20 – July 20
Collierville—June 10 – July 10
Columbia—June 10 – July 10
Cookeville—June 1 – July 1
Crossville—June 1 – July 1
Dickson—June 1 – July 1
Dyersburg—June 10 – July 10
East Ridge—June 20 – July 20
Elizabethton—June 1 – July 1
Fairview—June 10 – July 10
Farragut—June 10 – July 10
Franklin—June 10 – July 10
Gallatin—June 1 – July 1
Germantown—June 20 – July 20
Goodlettsville—June 10 – July 10
Greeneville—June 1 – July 1
Hartsville/Trousdale County—June 10 – July 10
Hendersonville—June 10 – July 10
Jackson—June 10 – July 10
Johnson City—June 1 – July 1
Kingsport—June 10 – July 10
Knoxville—June 10 – July 10
La Vergne—June 1 – July 1
Lakeland—June 20 – July 20
Lawrenceburg—June 10 – July 10
Lebanon—June 10 – July 10
Lenoir City—June 10 – July 10
Lewisburg—June 1 – July 1
Manchester—June 1 – July 1
Martin—June 10 – July 10
Maryville—June 10 – July 10
McMinnville—June 10 – July 10
Memphis—July 1 – Aug 1
Millington—June 20 – July 20
Morristown—June 10 – July 10
Mount Juliet—June 10 – July 10
Murfreesboro—June 10 – July 10
Nashville—June 10 – July 10
Nolensville—June 10 – July 10
Oak Ridge—June 10 – July 10
Oakland—June 10 – July 10
Paris—June 10 – July 10
Portland—June 10 – July 10
Red Bank—June 20 – July 20
Sevierville—June 10 – July 10
Shelbyville—June 10 – July 10
Smyrna—June 1 – July 1
Soddy-Daisy—June 10 – July 10
Spring Hill—June 10 – July 10
Springfield—June 10 – July 10
Tullahoma—June 10 – July 10
Union City—June 10 – July 10
White House—June 10 – July 10
Winchester—June 10 – July 10

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.