When to plant cucumbers in Fayetteville: 9 May – 26 August

In Fayetteville, cucumber: sow for seedlings from 21 March to 29 July; plant into a greenhouse from 18 April to 26 August; plant out into open ground from 9 May to 26 August. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Westwood Gardens (garden centre, 4 km) and Bomgaars (farm supply, 14 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Cucumber in Fayetteville: soil, season and weather

In Fayetteville the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 30 March, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the cucumber card — only around 9 May, 40 days later.

Last spring frost	30 March
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	9 May, 40 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	18 April – 26 August; April outside: 9.6 °C at night, 20.2 °C by day; card 18–25 °C
First autumn frost	10 November, 185 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	34
First harvest, if planted in this window	12 June – 29 September
Days left for picking	151
Daylight	12:57 on 11 April, 13:54 on 9 May
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 2 days; the driest month, September, has 7 rainy days

The same dates in Fayetteville hold for Bell Pepper, Eggplant, Zucchini, Pumpkin and Watermelon.

Cucumber in Fayetteville: care after planting

Planted on 9 May: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

Feeding, by the card’s schedule from that day:

16 May — feed: nitrogen

Pests and diseases of cucumber to watch for:

Dates count from the first planting day of the window above; a later planting moves them by as many days.

Weather in Fayetteville during the cucumber season

No month of the season averages above the cucumber card's 18–35 °C by day; the warmest, July, averages 31.7 °C. Months that stay below 18 °C even by day on average: November (15.5 °C). Nights average below 18 °C in May (14.6 °C), October (12.2 °C) and November (5.8 °C).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
May	24.4	14.6	147	14	14:04
June	29.8	19.6	88	11	14:36
July	31.7	21.8	91	11	14:23
August	30.7	21	104	12	13:33
September	28.5	18.1	64	7	12:27
October	22.2	12.2	106	9	11:19
November	15.5	5.8	64	8	10:17

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Cucumber in nearby cities

Around Fayetteville, Oklahoma City is 24 days earlier and Jefferson City 2 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Fort Smith	78 km	1 May – 3 September	8 days earlier
Joplin	118 km	5 May – 17 August	4 days earlier
Tulsa	165 km	29 April – 2 September	10 days earlier
Little Rock	223 km	22 April – 5 September	17 days earlier
Oklahoma City	310 km	15 April – 26 August	24 days earlier
Jefferson City	329 km	11 May – 20 August	2 days later

Where to buy cucumber plants and seeds near Fayetteville

Buy plants ready to set out from 9 May to 26 August (from 18 April to 26 August for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 21 March to 29 July. Within 15 km of Fayetteville OpenStreetMap lists 5 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop and 1 market (collected 28 October 2026).

Bomgaars — farm supply
North Maestri Road 211, 72762 Springdale · 14 km · bomgaars.com
Hippie Hollow Refill — market
North College Avenue 3019, 72703 Fayetteville · Tue–Sat 10:00–17:00; Sun 12:00–17:00 · 5 km
Sharum's — garden centre
13 km
Westwood Gardens — garden centre
East Mission Boulevard 2104, 72703 Fayetteville · Mon–Sat 09:00–18:00; Sun 12:00–17:00 · 4 km · westwoodgardens.com

Each window starts on the Greenly calendar date and ends on the last day that still leaves the crop’s days to harvest (from its card) before the average first autumn frost, plus six weeks of picking for crops harvested over weeks (tomatoes, peppers, aubergines, cucumbers, courgettes, pumpkins, watermelons, beans) — our rule; earlier in the window is safer.

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