When to plant zucchini in Albuquerque: 18 April – 23 August

In Albuquerque, zucchini: sow for seedlings from 7 March to 2 August; plant into a greenhouse from 28 March to 23 August; plant out into open ground from 18 April to 23 August.

Zucchini in Albuquerque: soil, season and weather

In Albuquerque the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 5 April, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the zucchini card — only around 18 April, 13 days later.

Last spring frost	5 April
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	18 April, 13 days after the last frost
First autumn frost	9 November, 205 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	36
First harvest, if planted in this window	24 May – 28 September
Days left for picking	169
Daylight	12:24 on 28 March, 13:09 on 18 April
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, May, has 4 rainy days

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

Zucchini in Albuquerque: care after planting

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

Pests and diseases of zucchini to watch for:

Weather in Albuquerque during the zucchini season

About 191 mm of rain falls in the season; May is the driest month (17 mm) and October the wettest (40 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
April	23.2	6.8	19	4	13:03
May	27.7	11.8	17	4	13:59
June	33.4	17.7	22	3	14:30
July	34.4	20.3	21	5	14:18
August	32.8	19.1	22	4	13:30
September	29.4	15.1	29	4	12:26
October	22.6	8.8	40	5	11:21
November	15.1	2.2	21	4	10:21

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Zucchini in nearby cities

Around Albuquerque, El Paso is 26 days earlier and Colorado Springs 49 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Santa Fe (United States)	94 km	3 May – 9 August	15 days later
Las Cruces	308 km	5 April – 7 September	13 days earlier
El Paso	369 km	23 March – 18 September	26 days earlier
Ciudad Juárez	378 km	23 March – 18 September	26 days earlier
Pueblo	398 km	3 May – 11 August	15 days later
Colorado Springs	448 km	6 June – 29 July	49 days later

Where to buy zucchini plants and seeds near Albuquerque

Buy plants ready to set out from 18 April to 23 August (from 28 March to 23 August for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 7 March to 2 August. Within 15 km of Albuquerque OpenStreetMap lists 15 garden centres, 6 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 20 October 2026).

Pete's Landscaping — garden centre
13 km
Buildology — garden centre
5 km
Jericho Nursery — garden centre
10 km
Pete's Landscaping and Materials — garden centre
15 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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