When to plant zucchini in Dodge City: 4 May – 12 August

In Dodge City, zucchini: sow for seedlings from 23 March to 22 July; plant into a greenhouse from 13 April to 12 August; plant out into open ground from 4 May to 12 August.

Zucchini in Dodge City: soil, season and weather

In Dodge City the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 10 April, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the zucchini card — only around 4 May, 24 days later.

Last spring frost	10 April
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	4 May, 24 days after the last frost
First autumn frost	29 October, 178 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	36
First harvest, if planted in this window	9 June – 17 September
Days left for picking	142
Daylight	13:05 on 13 April, 13:51 on 4 May
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, October, has 5 rainy days

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

Zucchini in Dodge City: care after planting

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

Pests and diseases of zucchini to watch for:

Weather in Dodge City during the zucchini season

About 388 mm of rain falls in the season; October is the driest month (32 mm) and May the wettest (116 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
May	24.6	12.6	116	12	14:12
June	31.1	19.1	75	8	14:46
July	33.2	21.4	67	8	14:32
August	31.9	20.3	58	7	13:39
September	29.2	17.2	40	6	12:28
October	22.2	9.4	32	5	11:16

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Zucchini in nearby cities

Around Dodge City, Lawton is 30 days earlier and Grand Island 14 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Wichita	236 km	2 May – 13 August	2 days earlier
Oklahoma City	339 km	15 April – 24 August	19 days earlier
Grand Island	379 km	18 May – 10 August	14 days later
Lawton	380 km	4 April – 25 August	30 days earlier
Tulsa	400 km	29 April – 31 August	5 days earlier
Topeka	402 km	6 May – 12 August	2 days later

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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