When to plant zucchini in Boise: 7 May – 10 August

In Boise, zucchini: sow for seedlings from 26 March to 20 July; plant into a greenhouse from 16 April to 10 August; plant out into open ground from 7 May to 10 August. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Zamzows (garden centre, 5 km) and Cloverdale Nursery (garden centre, 11 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Zucchini in Boise: soil, season and weather

In Boise the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 15 April, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the zucchini card — only around 7 May, 22 days later.

Last spring frost	15 April
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	7 May, 22 days after the last frost
First autumn frost	27 October, 173 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	36
First harvest, if planted in this window	12 June – 15 September
Days left for picking	137
Daylight	13:27 on 16 April, 14:23 on 7 May
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, July, has 1 rainy day

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

Zucchini in Boise: care after planting

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

Pests and diseases of zucchini to watch for:

Weather in Boise during the zucchini season

About 111 mm of rain falls in the season; July is the driest month (3 mm) and May the wettest (42 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
May	23	9.1	42	8	14:42
June	29	13.9	22	4	15:25
July	35.1	19.2	3	1	15:08
August	33.7	18.1	6	1	14:01
September	27.9	13.1	12	3	12:33
October	18.2	6.3	26	5	11:05

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Zucchini in nearby cities

All the nearest cities on our list plant zucchini later than Boise; the closest date is in Salt Lake City, 12 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Elko	310 km	20 May – 27 July	13 days later
Idaho Falls	336 km	4 June – 28 July	28 days later
Missoula	400 km	30 June – 20 July	54 days later
Spokane	460 km	22 May – 29 July	15 days later
Helena	466 km	3 July – 17 July	57 days later
Salt Lake City	476 km	19 May – 9 August	12 days later

Where to buy zucchini plants and seeds near Boise

Buy plants ready to set out from 7 May to 10 August (from 16 April to 10 August for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 26 March to 20 July. Within 15 km of Boise OpenStreetMap lists 4 garden centres, 2 farm-supply shops and 1 plant nursery (collected 20 October 2026).

Zamzows — garden centre
West Fairview Avenue 6313, 83704 Boise · 5 km
Cloverdale Nursery — garden centre
North Cloverdale Road 2528, 83713 Boise · 11 km
Madeline George Garden Design & Nursery — plant nursery
West Hill Road Parkway 10550, 83714 Boise · 13 km · madelinegeorge.com
Zamzows — farm supply
East Overland Road 3650, 83642 Meridian · 12 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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