Greenly Garden

When to plant cucumbers in Bolivia: 21 August – 15 April

Cucumber in Bolivia: plant out into open ground from 21 August to 15 April.

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.

Planting window by climate zone

ZoneCitiesWindow
270 frost-free days or moreCochabamba, Sucre, Tarija21 August – 15 April
210–269 frost-free daysOruro19 October – 13 February
150–209 frost-free daysLa Paz1 November – 3 February
Short season: under 150 frost-free daysPotosí28 November – 30 December

Cucumber: the window in each city

CityWindowZone
Sucre21 August – 15 April270 frost-free days or more
Cochabamba2 September – 6 April270 frost-free days or more
Tarija11 September – 28 March270 frost-free days or more
Oruro19 October – 13 February210–269 frost-free days
La Paz1 November – 3 February150–209 frost-free days
Potosí28 November – 30 DecemberShort season: under 150 frost-free days