When to plant zucchini in Bariloche

In Bariloche, zucchini: sow for seedlings from 22 November; plant into a greenhouse from 13 December; plant out into open ground from 3 January. The frost-free season here is shorter than the 36 days the crop needs from planting to harvest (by its card): grow it in a greenhouse or choose an early variety.

Zucchini in Bariloche: soil, season and weather

In the median year the top 7 cm of soil in Bariloche does not reach 18 °C, the minimum on the zucchini card, before August; the date follows the last frost (27 December), and the bed stays cooler than the card asks. Only 8 days lie between planting out (3 January) and the first autumn frost (11 January), against the card's 36 days to the first harvest: even an unheated greenhouse, three weeks earlier, falls 7 days short without heat or a faster variety.

Last spring frost	27 December
First autumn frost	11 January, 8 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	36
Days left for picking	-28
Daylight	15:06 on 13 December, 15:03 on 3 January
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, January, has 5 rainy days

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

Zucchini in Bariloche: care after planting

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

Pests and diseases of zucchini to watch for:

Weather in Bariloche during the zucchini season

About 35 mm of rain falls in the season; January is the driest month (35 mm) and January the wettest (35 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
January	17.8	4.7	35	5	14:48

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Zucchini in nearby cities

All the nearest cities on our list plant zucchini earlier than Bariloche; the closest date is in Puerto Montt, 5 days earlier.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Puerto Montt	141 km	29 December – 19 March	5 days earlier
Osorno	166 km	29 December – 15 March	5 days earlier
Valdivia	222 km	11 December – 27 March	23 days earlier
Temuco	290 km	9 December – 5 March	25 days earlier
Neuquén	369 km	17 October – 22 March	78 days earlier
Los Ángeles	419 km	23 November – 14 March	41 days earlier

Where to buy zucchini plants and seeds near Bariloche

Buy plants ready to set out from 3 January (from 13 December for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 22 November. Within 15 km of Bariloche OpenStreetMap lists 6 garden centres, 5 markets and 2 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Vivero La Araucaria — garden centre
7 km
Flores del Manantial — garden centre
8 km
Vivero La Araucaria — garden centre
11 km
Lila — garden centre
13 km

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