GreenlyWhen to plant cucumbers in Portugal: 17 April – 13 October
Cucumber in Portugal: plant out into open ground from 17 April to 13 October.
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
Cucumber: the window in each city
| City | Window | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Beja | 17 April – 13 October | 270 frost-free days or more |
| Castelo Branco | 30 April – 11 October | 270 frost-free days or more |
| Évora | from 5 May | Frost without a regular season |
| Santarém | from 6 May | Frost without a regular season |
| Coimbra | from 12 May | Frost without a regular season |
| Leiria | from 12 May | Frost without a regular season |
| Vila Real | 18 May – 7 October | 270 frost-free days or more |
| Porto | 22 May – 4 October | 270 frost-free days or more |
| Braga | 24 May – 8 October | 270 frost-free days or more |
| Viseu | 27 May – 25 September | 270 frost-free days or more |
| Guarda | 28 May – 10 September | 210–269 frost-free days |
| Bragança | 29 May – 11 September | 210–269 frost-free days |
| Viana do Castelo | 30 May – 27 September | 270 frost-free days or more |
