When to plant zucchini in Albacete: 12 May – 9 September

In Albacete, zucchini: sow for seedlings from 31 March to 19 August; plant into a greenhouse from 21 April to 9 September; plant out into open ground from 12 May to 9 September. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Albaverde (farm supply, 1 km) and Jubasa (farm supply, 1 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Zucchini in Albacete: soil, season and weather

In Albacete the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 21 March, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the zucchini card — only around 12 May, 52 days later.

Last spring frost	21 March
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	12 May, 52 days after the last frost
First autumn frost	26 November, 198 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	36
First harvest, if planted in this window	17 June – 15 October
Days left for picking	162
Daylight	13:26 on 21 April, 14:12 on 12 May
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, July, has 1 rainy day

The same dates in Albacete hold for Cucumber, Bell Pepper, Eggplant, Pumpkin and Watermelon.

Zucchini in Albacete: care after planting

Planted on 12 May: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

Pests and diseases of zucchini to watch for:

Weather in Albacete during the zucchini season

About 185 mm of rain falls in the season; July is the driest month (7 mm) and May the wettest (37 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
May	23.6	10.7	37	6	14:17
June	29.4	15.7	22	4	14:53
July	33.9	19.1	7	1	14:39
August	32.8	19	13	2	13:43
September	26.8	14.9	33	5	12:29
October	22	11.2	36	6	11:14
November	14.8	5.8	37	6	10:04

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Zucchini in nearby cities

Around Albacete, Elche is 33 days earlier and Cuenca (Spain) 2 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Cuenca (Spain)	122 km	14 May – 27 August	2 days later
Alcázar de San Juan	125 km	30 April – 15 September	12 days earlier
Murcia	128 km	from 16 April	26 days earlier
Elche	129 km	from 9 April	33 days earlier
Valencia	138 km	from 22 April	20 days earlier
Gandia	145 km	from 5 May	7 days earlier

Where to buy zucchini plants and seeds near Albacete

Buy plants ready to set out from 12 May to 9 September (from 21 April to 9 September for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 31 March to 19 August. Within 15 km of Albacete OpenStreetMap lists 1 garden centre, 11 farm-supply shops, 3 plant nurseries and 2 markets (collected 27 October 2026).

Piensos Apsa — farm supply
2 km
Albaverde — farm supply
Paseo Circunvalación 65 · 1 km
Jubasa — farm supply
Calle Feria 113 · 1 km
Joaquín Rosa Faura — farm supply
Calle Manuel de Falla 2 · 1 km

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.

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