When to plant zucchini in Asheville: 24 May – 16 August

In Asheville, zucchini: sow for seedlings from 12 April to 26 July; plant into a greenhouse from 3 May to 16 August; plant out into open ground from 24 May to 16 August. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Southern States (farm supply, 2 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Zucchini in Asheville: soil, season and weather

In Asheville the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 12 April, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the zucchini card — only around 24 May, 42 days later.

Last spring frost	12 April
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	24 May, 42 days after the last frost
First autumn frost	2 November, 162 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	36
First harvest, if planted in this window	29 June – 21 September
Days left for picking	126
Daylight	13:41 on 3 May, 14:15 on 24 May
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, November, has 7 rainy days

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

Zucchini in Asheville: care after planting

Planted on 24 May: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

Pests and diseases of zucchini to watch for:

Weather in Asheville during the zucchini season

About 575 mm of rain falls in the season; November is the driest month (56 mm) and September the wettest (102 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
May	22.6	11.6	99	13	14:02
June	26.7	15.4	70	12	14:33
July	28.9	17.8	74	16	14:21
August	27.2	17	95	14	13:32
September	25	14.4	102	10	12:26
October	20	8.9	79	7	11:20
November	14	3.4	56	7	10:18

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Zucchini in nearby cities

All the nearest cities on our list plant zucchini earlier than Asheville; the closest date is in Knoxville, 20 days earlier.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Greenville	83 km	23 April – 5 September	31 days earlier
Knoxville	130 km	4 May – 26 August	20 days earlier
Charlotte	160 km	13 April – 27 August	41 days earlier
Athens (United States)	199 km	17 April – 5 September	37 days earlier
Columbia	226 km	28 March – 12 September	57 days earlier
Chattanooga	252 km	27 April – 26 August	27 days earlier

Where to buy zucchini plants and seeds near Asheville

Buy plants ready to set out from 24 May to 16 August (from 3 May to 16 August for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 12 April to 26 July. Within 15 km of Asheville OpenStreetMap lists 7 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 3 markets and 2 farm shops (collected 29 October 2026).

Southern States — farm supply · sells seed
Riverside Drive 464, Asheville · 2 km
Western North Carolina Farmers Market — market
Brevard Road 570, 28806 Asheville · Mon–Sun 08:00–17:00 · 7 km · ncagr.gov
River Arts District Farmers Market — market
Clingman Avenue 175, 28801 Asheville · Wed 14:00–18:00 · 2 km
West Asheville Tailgate Market — market
Haywood Road 718, 28806 Asheville · 5 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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