When to plant zucchini in Bradford: 27 June – 1 September

In Bradford, zucchini: sow for seedlings from 16 May to 11 August; plant into a greenhouse from 6 June to 1 September; plant out into open ground from 27 June to 1 September.

Zucchini in Bradford: soil, season and weather

In Bradford 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 27 June, 73 days later.

Last spring frost	15 April
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	27 June, 73 days after the last frost
First autumn frost	18 November, 144 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	36
First harvest, if planted in this window	2 August – 7 October
Days left for picking	108
Daylight	16:53 on 6 June, 17:04 on 27 June
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, August, has 12 rainy days

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

Zucchini in Bradford: care after planting

Planted on 27 June: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

Pests and diseases of zucchini to watch for:

Weather in Bradford during the zucchini season

About 480 mm of rain falls in the season; August is the driest month (67 mm) and October the wettest (96 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
June	18.5	10.3	77	13	17:04
July	19.9	12.3	79	15	16:36
August	19.4	12.2	67	12	14:54
September	17	10.1	82	13	12:46
October	13.2	7.6	96	15	10:38
November	9.1	4.1	79	14	8:37

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Zucchini in nearby cities

Around Bradford, Liverpool is 10 days earlier and Sheffield 2 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Leeds	13 km	25 June – 6 September	2 days earlier
Manchester	47 km	28 June – 28 August	1 day later
York	48 km	26 June – 28 August	1 day earlier
Sheffield	49 km	29 June – 5 September	2 days later
Stoke-on-Trent	89 km	20 June – 29 August	7 days earlier
Liverpool	92 km	17 June – 9 September	10 days earlier

Where to buy zucchini plants and seeds near Bradford

Buy plants ready to set out from 27 June to 1 September (from 6 June to 1 September for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 16 May to 11 August. Within 15 km of Bradford OpenStreetMap lists 25 garden centres, 3 plant nurseries, 14 markets and 13 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026).

Shipley Open Market — market
Mon, Fri, Sat 09:00–16:00 · 5 km
Cleckheaton Farmers' Market — market
Sat[1] 09:00–13:00; public holidays closed · 8 km
Leeds Kirkgate Market (Indoor) — market
Mon–Wed 08:00–17:30; Thu–Sat 07:30–17:30; Sun closed · 14 km
Farmers Market — market
Sat[4]; Jan closed; Dec "different dates" · 7 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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