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When to plant cucumbers in Jerez de la Frontera: from 18 April

In Jerez de la Frontera, cucumber: sow for seedlings from 28 February; plant into a greenhouse from 28 March; plant out into open ground from 18 April. There is no autumn frost here, so the frost dates set no end to the window.

Cucumber in Jerez de la Frontera: soil, season and weather

In Jerez de la Frontera the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 16 January, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the cucumber card — only around 18 April, 92 days later. Jerez de la Frontera has no autumn frost in the median year, so frost does not end the season.

Last spring frost16 January
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C18 April, 92 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhousefrom 28 March; March outside: 9.5 °C at night, 19.4 °C by day; card 18–25 °C
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)34
First harvest, if planted in this windowfrom 22 May
Daylight12:09 on 21 March, 13:13 on 18 April
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)every 2 days; the driest month, July, has 0 rainy days

The same dates in Jerez de la Frontera hold for Bell Pepper, Eggplant, Zucchini, Pumpkin and Watermelon.

Cucumber in Jerez de la Frontera: care after planting

Planted on 18 April: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

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

  • 25 April — 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 Jerez de la Frontera during the cucumber season

No month of the season averages above the cucumber card's 18–35 °C by day; the warmest, August, averages 33.6 °C. Nights average below 18 °C in April (11.7 °C), May (14.6 °C) and June (17.8 °C).

MonthDay, °CNight, °CRain, mmRainy daysDaylight on the 15th
April21.911.750713:07
May25.914.634514:07
June29.217.810214:39
July32.520.11014:27
August33.620.72113:35
September29.918.418312:27

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Cucumber in nearby cities

Around Jerez de la Frontera, Seville is 16 days earlier and Granada 43 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Seville79 kmfrom 2 April16 days earlier
Écija133 km9 April – 13 October9 days earlier
Córdoba (Spain)180 km21 April – 13 October3 days later
Beja211 km17 April – 13 October1 day earlier
Granada232 km31 May – 11 September43 days later
Jaén240 km26 April – 2 October8 days later

Where to buy cucumber plants and seeds near Jerez de la Frontera

Buy plants ready to set out from 18 April (from 28 March for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 28 February. Within 15 km of Jerez de la Frontera OpenStreetMap lists 1 plant nursery and 4 markets (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant cucumbers in Jerez de la Frontera?

In Jerez de la Frontera, cucumber: sow for seedlings from 28 February; plant into a greenhouse from 28 March; plant out into open ground from 18 April. There is no autumn frost here, so the frost dates set no end to the window.

When to sow cucumbers for seedlings in Jerez de la Frontera?

Sow for seedlings from 28 February.

Other crops in Jerez de la Frontera, with their dates