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When to plant cucumbers in Talavera de la Reina: 9 May – 3 October

In Talavera de la Reina, cucumber: sow for seedlings from 21 March to 5 September; plant into a greenhouse from 18 April to 3 October; plant out into open ground from 9 May to 3 October. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Gabinete Técnico Agrícola (farm supply, 1 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Cucumber in Talavera de la Reina: soil, season and weather

In Talavera de la Reina the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 6 February, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the cucumber card — only around 9 May, 92 days later.

Last spring frost6 February
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C9 May, 92 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse18 April – 3 October; April outside: 8.6 °C at night, 19.6 °C by day; card 18–25 °C
First autumn frost18 December, 223 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)34
First harvest, if planted in this window12 June – 6 November
Days left for picking189
Daylight13:04 on 11 April, 14:10 on 9 May
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)every 2 days; the driest month, August, has 1 rainy day

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

Cucumber in Talavera de la Reina: care after planting

Planted on 9 May: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

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

  • 16 May — 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 Talavera de la Reina during the cucumber season

No month of the season averages above the cucumber card's 18–35 °C by day; the warmest, July, averages 34.6 °C. Months that stay below 18 °C even by day on average: November (15.4 °C) and December (12.4 °C). Nights average below 18 °C in May, June and September–December (4.3–17.3 °C).

MonthDay, °CNight, °CRain, mmRainy daysDaylight on the 15th
May24.612.551614:22
June30.117.317315:00
July34.620.87014:45
August34.621.15113:47
September28.416.534412:30
October23.112.594911:12
November15.46.9851110:00
December12.44.36889:21

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Cucumber in nearby cities

Around Talavera de la Reina, Plasencia is 1 day earlier and Segovia 23 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Toledo69 km11 May – 21 September2 days later
Ávila78 km31 May – 2 September22 days later
Plasencia108 km8 May – 15 October1 day earlier
Madrid108 km14 May – 12 September5 days later
Segovia124 km1 June – 24 August23 days later
Salamanca132 km25 May – 8 September16 days later

Where to buy cucumber plants and seeds near Talavera de la Reina

Buy plants ready to set out from 9 May to 3 October (from 18 April to 3 October for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 21 March to 5 September. Within 15 km of Talavera de la Reina OpenStreetMap lists 3 farm-supply shops, 1 plant nursery, 2 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 28 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

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.

Questions

When to plant cucumbers in Talavera de la Reina?

In Talavera de la Reina, cucumber: sow for seedlings from 21 March to 5 September; plant into a greenhouse from 18 April to 3 October; plant out into open ground from 9 May to 3 October.

When to sow cucumbers for seedlings in Talavera de la Reina?

Sow for seedlings from 21 March to 5 September.

When is the last spring frost in Talavera de la Reina?

Last spring frost around 6 February, first autumn frost around 18 December.

Other crops in Talavera de la Reina, with their dates