When to plant zucchini in Astrakhan: 3 May – 25 August

In Astrakhan, zucchini: sow for seedlings from 22 March to 4 August; plant into a greenhouse from 12 April to 25 August; plant out into open ground from 3 May to 25 August. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Кормушка (farm shop, 5 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Zucchini in Astrakhan: soil, season and weather

In Astrakhan the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 1 April, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the zucchini card — only around 3 May, 32 days later.

Last spring frost	1 April
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	3 May, 32 days after the last frost
First autumn frost	11 November, 192 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	36
First harvest, if planted in this window	8 June – 30 September
Days left for picking	156
Daylight	13:23 on 12 April, 14:26 on 3 May
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, August, has 2 rainy days

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

Zucchini in Astrakhan: care after planting

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

Pests and diseases of zucchini to watch for:

Weather in Astrakhan during the zucchini season

About 140 mm of rain falls in the season; August is the driest month (8 mm) and May the wettest (34 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
May	25.1	13.3	34	6	14:58
June	31.5	18.8	19	4	15:47
July	34	21.5	16	3	15:28
August	33.1	20.4	8	2	14:13
September	24.8	14.1	17	3	12:36
October	16.7	7.6	26	5	10:59
November	8.3	1.7	20	5	9:27

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Zucchini in nearby cities

Around Astrakhan, Aktau is 5 days earlier and Vladikavkaz 56 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Atyrau	304 km	4 May – 15 August	1 day later
Volgograd	373 km	14 May – 12 August	11 days later
Makhachkala	377 km	9 May – 23 September	6 days later
Aktau	387 km	28 April – 24 August	5 days earlier
Vladikavkaz	454 km	28 June – 5 August	56 days later
Nalchik	471 km	3 June – 17 August	31 days later

Where to buy zucchini plants and seeds near Astrakhan

Buy plants ready to set out from 3 May to 25 August (from 12 April to 25 August for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 22 March to 4 August. Within 15 km of Astrakhan OpenStreetMap lists 3 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 22 markets and 3 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Кормушка — farm shop
Mon–Fri 08:00–16:00; Sat 08:00–14:00 · 5 km
Дача+ — garden centre
2 km
У-Дачный — garden centre
10 km
Кировский рынок — market
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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