When to plant cucumbers in Napier: from 3 November

In Napier, cucumber: sow for seedlings from 15 September; plant into a greenhouse from 13 October; plant out into open ground from 3 November. There is no autumn frost here, so the frost dates set no end to the window. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Jervoistown Garden Centre (garden centre, 7 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Cucumber in Napier: soil, season and weather

In Napier the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 31 July, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the cucumber card — only around 3 November, 95 days later. Napier has no autumn frost in the median year, so frost does not end the season.

Last spring frost	31 July
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	3 November, 95 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	from 13 October; October outside: 10.6 °C at night, 19.3 °C by day; card 18–25 °C
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	34
First harvest, if planted in this window	from 7 December
Daylight	12:42 on 6 October, 13:51 on 3 November
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 2 days; the driest month, April, has 8 rainy days

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

Cucumber in Napier: care after planting

Planted on 3 November: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

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

10 November — 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 Napier during the cucumber season

No month of the season averages above the cucumber card's 18–35 °C by day; the warmest, January, averages 24.3 °C. Nights average below 18 °C in every month of the season, from 12.1 °C to 16.2 °C.

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
November	21.5	13.1	88	11	14:17
December	23.6	15.2	89	12	14:56
January	24.3	16.1	84	10	14:39
February	24.1	16.2	92	8	13:35
March	22	14.2	90	10	12:23
April	19.9	12.1	66	8	11:04

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Cucumber in nearby cities

All the nearest cities on our list plant cucumber later than Napier; the closest date is in Gisborne, 4 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Gisborne	133 km	from 7 November	4 days later
Palmerston North	147 km	4 December – 5 April	31 days later
Rotorua	161 km	10 December – 10 March	37 days later
Tauranga	210 km	from 4 December	31 days later
Hamilton (New Zealand)	237 km	3 December – 30 March	30 days later
Wellington	269 km	from 17 December	44 days later

Where to buy cucumber plants and seeds near Napier

Buy plants ready to set out from 3 November (from 13 October for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 15 September. Within 15 km of Napier OpenStreetMap lists 3 garden centres, 2 markets and 2 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026).

Meeanee Garden Crafts — garden centre
6 km
Green Garden — market
8 km
Taste of summer — farm shop
9 km
Jervoistown Garden Centre — garden centre
Meeanee Road 122 · 7 km

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