Greenly Garden

When to plant zucchini in Cahul: 27 May – 31 August

In Cahul, zucchini: sow for seedlings from 15 April to 10 August; plant into a greenhouse from 6 May to 31 August; plant out into open ground from 27 May to 31 August.

Zucchini in Cahul: soil, season and weather

In Cahul the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 4 April, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the zucchini card — only around 27 May, 53 days later.

Last spring frost4 April
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C27 May, 53 days after the last frost
First autumn frost17 November, 174 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)36
First harvest, if planted in this window2 July – 6 October
Days left for picking138
Daylight14:32 on 6 May, 15:21 on 27 May
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)every 3 days; the driest month, August, has 5 rainy days

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

Zucchini in Cahul: care after planting

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

Pests and diseases of zucchini to watch for:

Weather in Cahul during the zucchini season

About 350 mm of rain falls in the season; August is the driest month (28 mm) and June the wettest (75 mm).

MonthDay, °CNight, °CRain, mmRainy daysDaylight on the 15th
May21.310.7611014:55
June26.716.3751015:43
July28.818.149615:24
August29.11828514:11
September23.813.445512:36
October16.97.847611:00
November1034579:30

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Zucchini in nearby cities

All the nearest cities on our list plant zucchini earlier than Cahul; the closest date is in Chișinău, 3 days earlier.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Izmail79 km20 May – 7 September7 days earlier
Chișinău134 km24 May – 31 August3 days earlier
Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi170 km17 May – 9 September10 days earlier
Odesa205 km23 May – 8 September4 days earlier
Bălți208 km21 May – 14 August6 days earlier
Bucharest231 km23 May – 2 September4 days earlier

Where to buy zucchini plants and seeds near Cahul

Buy plants ready to set out from 27 May to 31 August (from 6 May to 31 August for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 15 April to 10 August. Within 15 km of Cahul OpenStreetMap lists 1 market (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

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.

Questions

When to plant zucchini in Cahul?

In Cahul, zucchini: sow for seedlings from 15 April to 10 August; plant into a greenhouse from 6 May to 31 August; plant out into open ground from 27 May to 31 August.

When to sow zucchini for seedlings in Cahul?

Sow for seedlings from 15 April to 10 August.

When is the last spring frost in Cahul?

Last spring frost around 4 April, first autumn frost around 17 November.

Other crops in Cahul, with their dates