When to plant zucchini in Córdoba (Spain): 21 April – 11 October

In Córdoba (Spain), zucchini: sow for seedlings from 10 March to 20 September; plant into a greenhouse from 31 March to 11 October; plant out into open ground from 21 April to 11 October.

Zucchini in Córdoba (Spain): soil, season and weather

In Córdoba (Spain) the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 19 January, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the zucchini card — only around 21 April, 92 days later.

Last spring frost	19 January
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	21 April, 92 days after the last frost
First autumn frost	28 December, 251 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	36
First harvest, if planted in this window	27 May – 16 November
Days left for picking	215
Daylight	12:34 on 31 March, 13:23 on 21 April
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, July, has 0 rainy days

The same dates in Córdoba (Spain) hold for Cucumber, Bell Pepper, Eggplant, Pumpkin and Watermelon.

Zucchini in Córdoba (Spain): care after planting

Planted on 21 April: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

Pests and diseases of zucchini to watch for:

Weather in Córdoba (Spain) during the zucchini season

About 326 mm of rain falls in the season; July is the driest month (1 mm) and November the wettest (67 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
April	21	10.1	55	8	13:10
May	26.4	13.7	34	6	14:12
June	31.8	18.1	14	2	14:47
July	36.3	21.3	1	0	14:33
August	36	21.7	4	1	13:39
September	30.1	17.7	26	3	12:28
October	24.8	14	66	7	11:16
November	17.2	8.2	67	8	10:09
December	14.2	5.5	59	7	9:33

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Zucchini in nearby cities

Around Córdoba (Spain), Seville is 19 days earlier and Granada 40 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Écija	48 km	9 April – 11 October	12 days earlier
Jaén	87 km	26 April – 30 September	5 days later
Seville	120 km	from 2 April	19 days earlier
Úbeda	123 km	7 May – 16 September	16 days later
Granada	130 km	31 May – 9 September	40 days later
Ciudad Real	143 km	7 May – 11 September	16 days later

Where to buy zucchini plants and seeds near Córdoba (Spain)

Buy plants ready to set out from 21 April to 11 October (from 31 March to 11 October for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 10 March to 20 September. Within 15 km of Córdoba (Spain) OpenStreetMap lists 2 garden centres and 9 markets (collected 27 October 2026).

Viveros de Olivos San Eloy — garden centre
15 km
Agrocor — garden centre
2 km
Mercado Plaza de España — market
1 km
Mercado Parque Azahara — market
4 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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