When to plant cucumbers in Albany: 30 May – 22 August

In Albany, cucumber: sow for seedlings from 11 April to 25 July; plant into a greenhouse from 9 May to 22 August; plant out into open ground from 30 May to 22 August. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include George's Market & Nursery (garden centre, 12 km) and Faddegon's Nursery (garden centre, 14 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Cucumber in Albany: soil, season and weather

In Albany the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 17 April, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the cucumber card — only around 30 May, 43 days later.

Last spring frost	17 April
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	30 May, 43 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	9 May – 22 August; May outside: 9.7 °C at night, 21 °C by day; card 18–25 °C
First autumn frost	6 November, 160 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	34
First harvest, if planted in this window	3 July – 25 September
Days left for picking	126
Daylight	14:06 on 2 May, 15:03 on 30 May
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 2 days; the driest month, November, has 10 rainy days

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

Cucumber in Albany: care after planting

Planted on 30 May: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

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

6 June — 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 Albany during the cucumber season

No month of the season averages above the cucumber card's 18–35 °C by day; the warmest, July, averages 29 °C. Months that stay below 18 °C even by day on average: October (17.2 °C) and November (9 °C). Nights average below 18 °C in May, June and August–November (1–17.4 °C).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
May	21	9.7	98	12	14:36
June	25.8	14.8	92	12	15:18
July	29	18.5	126	13	15:02
August	27.4	17.4	104	12	13:57
September	23.8	13.8	93	8	12:32
October	17.2	8.1	122	11	11:07
November	9	1	89	10	9:47

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Cucumber in nearby cities

Around Albany, New Haven is 4 days earlier and Concord 2 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Hartford	133 km	31 May – 24 August	1 day later
New Haven	164 km	26 May – 28 August	4 days earlier
Worcester (United States)	166 km	31 May – 24 August	1 day later
Concord	191 km	1 June – 16 August	2 days later
Manchester (United States)	191 km	30 May – 18 August	same day
Syracuse (United States)	199 km	31 May – 22 August	1 day later

Where to buy cucumber plants and seeds near Albany

Buy plants ready to set out from 30 May to 22 August (from 9 May to 22 August for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 11 April to 25 July. Within 15 km of Albany OpenStreetMap lists 11 garden centres, 7 markets and 3 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026).

Faddegon's Nursery — garden centre
Troy-Schenectady Road;Troy Schenectady Road 1140, 12110 Latham · 14 km
Gade Farm — garden centre
Western Avenue 2479, 12009 Altamont · 15 km
George's Market & Nursery — garden centre
Wade Road Extension 240, 12110 Latham · 12 km
Orlap's Greenhouses — garden centre
River Road 4072, Latham · 14 km

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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