When to plant zucchini in Athens (United States): 17 April – 5 September

In Athens (United States), zucchini: sow for seedlings from 6 March to 15 August; plant into a greenhouse from 27 March to 5 September; plant out into open ground from 17 April to 5 September. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Foxglove Plantbar (garden centre, 2 km) and Mary's (farm supply, 11 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Zucchini in Athens (United States): soil, season and weather

In Athens (United States) the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 12 March, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the zucchini card — only around 17 April, 36 days later.

Last spring frost	12 March
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	17 April, 36 days after the last frost
First autumn frost	22 November, 219 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	36
First harvest, if planted in this window	23 May – 11 October
Days left for picking	183
Daylight	12:21 on 27 March, 13:05 on 17 April
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, November, has 8 rainy days

The same dates in Athens (United States) hold for Cucumber, Bell Pepper, Eggplant, Pumpkin and Watermelon.

Zucchini in Athens (United States): care after planting

Planted on 17 April: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

Pests and diseases of zucchini to watch for:

Weather in Athens (United States) during the zucchini season

About 810 mm of rain falls in the season; November is the driest month (70 mm) and August the wettest (129 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
April	22.8	11.1	109	9	13:01
May	26.7	15.8	116	13	13:55
June	30.3	19.8	101	13	14:24
July	32.1	22	109	16	14:13
August	30.9	21.1	129	16	13:27
September	28.8	18.6	101	9	12:25
October	23.6	13.1	75	7	11:22
November	17.7	7.6	70	8	10:25

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Zucchini in nearby cities

Around Athens (United States), Macon is 25 days earlier and Asheville 37 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Atlanta	96 km	13 April – 5 September	4 days earlier
Macon	127 km	23 March – 14 September	25 days earlier
Greenville	135 km	23 April – 5 September	6 days later
Asheville	199 km	24 May – 16 August	37 days later
Chattanooga	212 km	27 April – 26 August	10 days later
Columbia	217 km	28 March – 12 September	20 days earlier

Where to buy zucchini plants and seeds near Athens (United States)

Buy plants ready to set out from 17 April to 5 September (from 27 March to 5 September for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 6 March to 15 August. Within 15 km of Athens (United States) OpenStreetMap lists 1 garden centre, 1 farm-supply shop and 4 markets (collected 28 October 2026).

Orient Mart — market
Gaines School Road 1055, 30605 Athens · 5 km
Athens Farmers Market — market
Sat 08:00–12:00 · 3 km
Foxglove Plantbar — garden centre
Baxter Street 1063, 30606 Athens · Wed–Sat 10:00–20:00; Sun 10:00–16:00 · 2 km · foxgloveplantbar.com
Mary's — farm supply
Atlanta Highway 4860, 30606 Athens · 11 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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