When to plant zucchini in Devonport: 12 December – 8 April

In Devonport, zucchini: sow for seedlings from 31 October to 18 March; plant into a greenhouse from 21 November to 8 April; plant out into open ground from 12 December to 8 April. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Plants Plus Nursery Devonport (plant nursery, 0 km) and Big Pot Nursery (garden centre, 11 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Zucchini in Devonport: soil, season and weather

In Devonport the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 23 August, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the zucchini card — only around 12 December, 111 days later.

Last spring frost	23 August
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	12 December, 111 days after the last frost
First autumn frost	25 June, 196 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	36
First harvest, if planted in this window	17 January – 14 May
Days left for picking	160
Daylight	14:37 on 21 November, 15:05 on 12 December
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, February, has 7 rainy days

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

Zucchini in Devonport: care after planting

Planted on 12 December: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

Pests and diseases of zucchini to watch for:

Weather in Devonport during the zucchini season

About 519 mm of rain falls in the season; February is the driest month (52 mm) and June the wettest (107 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
December	21	11.1	63	10	15:07
January	23.4	13.3	73	10	14:49
February	22.2	12.7	52	7	13:41
March	20.9	11.8	67	9	12:25
April	17.7	9.4	73	9	11:01
May	14.8	7.4	84	11	9:51
June	12.7	5.8	107	11	9:13

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Zucchini in nearby cities

Around Devonport, Albury is 33 days earlier and Ballarat 6 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Launceston	71 km	13 December – 21 March	1 day later
Geelong	378 km	from 23 November	19 days earlier
Melbourne	393 km	12 November – 7 April	30 days earlier
Ballarat	455 km	18 December – 1 April	6 days later
Bendigo	523 km	16 November – 1 April	26 days earlier
Albury	570 km	9 November – 2 April	33 days earlier

Where to buy zucchini plants and seeds near Devonport

Buy plants ready to set out from 12 December to 8 April (from 21 November to 8 April for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 31 October to 18 March. Within 15 km of Devonport OpenStreetMap lists 1 garden centre and 1 plant nursery (collected 28 October 2026).

Big Pot Nursery — garden centre
Melrose Road 1032, 7310 · 11 km
Plants Plus Nursery Devonport — plant nursery
Steele Street 147-149, 7310 · 0 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.

Questions