When to plant zucchini in Eugene: 19 June – 12 August

In Eugene, zucchini: sow for seedlings from 8 May to 22 July; plant into a greenhouse from 29 May to 12 August; plant out into open ground from 19 June to 12 August.

Zucchini in Eugene: soil, season and weather

In Eugene 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 19 June, 65 days later.

Last spring frost	15 April
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	19 June, 65 days after the last frost
First autumn frost	29 October, 132 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	36
First harvest, if planted in this window	25 July – 17 September
Days left for picking	96
Daylight	15:11 on 29 May, 15:30 on 19 June
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, July, has 1 rainy day

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

Zucchini in Eugene: care after planting

Planted on 19 June: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

Pests and diseases of zucchini to watch for:

Weather in Eugene during the zucchini season

About 263 mm of rain falls in the season; July is the driest month (5 mm) and October the wettest (132 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
June	24.1	9.9	54	7	15:28
July	29.2	12.2	5	1	15:11
August	29.9	12.7	8	2	14:03
September	25.1	10.2	64	7	12:34
October	18	6.4	132	12	11:04

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Zucchini in nearby cities

Around Eugene, Redding is 52 days earlier and Olympia 7 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Salem	98 km	6 June – 31 August	13 days earlier
Portland	166 km	17 June – 5 September	2 days earlier
Medford	190 km	19 June – 3 August	same day
Olympia	332 km	26 June – 29 August	7 days later
Redding	390 km	28 April – 24 September	52 days earlier
Seattle	399 km	21 June – 7 September	2 days later

Where to buy zucchini plants and seeds near Eugene

Buy plants ready to set out from 19 June to 12 August (from 29 May to 12 August for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 8 May to 22 July. Within 15 km of Eugene OpenStreetMap lists 11 garden centres, 5 farm-supply shops, 4 plant nurseries, 8 markets and 4 farm shops (collected 29 October 2026).

Provisions Market Hall — market
East 5th Avenue 296, 97401 Eugene · 3 km · provisionsmarkethall.com
5th Street Public Market — market
East 5th Avenue 296, 97401 Eugene · 3 km · 5stmarket.com
Fairmount Neighborhood Farmers Market — market
Agate Alley, 97403 Eugene · Sun 10:00–14:00 · 5 km
Tom's Market — market
East 19th Avenue, 97403 Eugene · 5 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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