When to plant zucchini in Fargo: 31 May – 30 July

In Fargo, zucchini: sow for seedlings from 19 April to 9 July; plant into a greenhouse from 10 May to 30 July; plant out into open ground from 31 May to 30 July. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Hildbrants Farmers Market (garden centre, 8 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Zucchini in Fargo: soil, season and weather

In Fargo the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 30 April, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the zucchini card — only around 31 May, 31 days later.

Last spring frost	30 April
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	31 May, 31 days after the last frost
First autumn frost	16 October, 138 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	36
First harvest, if planted in this window	6 July – 4 September
Days left for picking	102
Daylight	14:49 on 10 May, 15:35 on 31 May
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, October, has 8 rainy days

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

Zucchini in Fargo: care after planting

Planted on 31 May: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

Pests and diseases of zucchini to watch for:

Weather in Fargo during the zucchini season

About 468 mm of rain falls in the season; October is the driest month (55 mm) and August the wettest (96 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
May	20.9	8.3	76	9	15:02
June	26.9	15.4	89	10	15:51
July	28.4	17.4	84	10	15:32
August	26.5	16.3	96	9	14:15
September	22.8	12.8	68	8	12:37
October	13.6	4.7	55	8	10:57

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Zucchini in nearby cities

Around Fargo, Sioux Falls is 7 days earlier and Duluth 28 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Grand Forks	118 km	5 June – 30 July	5 days later
Bismarck	303 km	31 May – 29 July	same day
Winnipeg	337 km	1 June – 26 July	1 day later
Minneapolis	345 km	28 May – 7 August	3 days earlier
Duluth	356 km	28 June – 11 August	28 days later
Sioux Falls	371 km	24 May – 4 August	7 days earlier

Where to buy zucchini plants and seeds near Fargo

Buy plants ready to set out from 31 May to 30 July (from 10 May to 30 July for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 19 April to 9 July. Within 15 km of Fargo OpenStreetMap lists 3 garden centres and 3 markets (collected 20 October 2026).

Hollands — garden centre
1 km
Baker Garden & Gift — garden centre
5 km
Hildbrants Farmers Market — garden centre
Main Avenue East 349, 58078 West Fargo · 8 km
Red River Market — market
Broadway North 210, 58102 Fargo · Jul 08–Oct 28 Sat 10:00–14:00 · 0 km · redriver.market

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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