When to plant zucchini in Ayacucho: 7 November – 13 March

In Ayacucho, zucchini: sow for seedlings from 26 September to 21 February; plant into a greenhouse from 17 October to 13 March; plant out into open ground from 7 November to 13 March.

Zucchini in Ayacucho: soil, season and weather

In Ayacucho the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 5 August, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the zucchini card — only around 7 November, 94 days later.

Last spring frost	5 August
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	7 November, 94 days after the last frost
First autumn frost	30 May, 205 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	36
First harvest, if planted in this window	13 December – 18 April
Days left for picking	169
Daylight	12:24 on 17 October, 12:38 on 7 November
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, May, has 8 rainy days

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

Zucchini in Ayacucho: care after planting

Planted on 7 November: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

Pests and diseases of zucchini to watch for:

Weather in Ayacucho during the zucchini season

About 735 mm of rain falls in the season; May is the driest month (31 mm) and January the wettest (159 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
November	18	6.9	90	18	12:43
December	16.7	7.5	118	22	12:54
January	15.4	7.4	159	25	12:49
February	15.2	7.7	142	24	12:31
March	14.8	7.6	144	25	12:11
April	15.2	6.4	51	14	11:49
May	15.6	5	31	8	11:31

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Zucchini in nearby cities

Around Ayacucho, Cochabamba is 66 days earlier and Potosí 21 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Cusco	247 km	24 November – 28 March	17 days later
Puno	541 km	13 October – 6 February	25 days earlier
La Paz	751 km	1 November – 1 February	6 days earlier
Oruro	932 km	19 October – 11 February	19 days earlier
Cochabamba	984 km	2 September – 4 April	66 days earlier
Potosí	1,151 km	28 November – 28 December	21 days later

Where to buy zucchini plants and seeds near Ayacucho

Buy plants ready to set out from 7 November to 13 March (from 17 October to 13 March for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 26 September to 21 February. Within 15 km of Ayacucho OpenStreetMap lists 21 farm-supply shops, 12 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 28 October 2026).

Mercado Mayorista Las Américas — market
Avenida Venezuela, Ayacucho · 1 km
Mercado Magdalena — market
0 km
Gamarra Lima — market
1 km
Mercado Capillapata — 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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