When to plant zucchini in Fort Worth: 22 March – 13 September

In Fort Worth, zucchini: sow for seedlings from 8 February to 23 August; plant into a greenhouse from 1 March to 13 September; plant out into open ground from 22 March to 13 September. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Calloway's Nursery (garden centre, 6 km) and Farmers Market Fort Worth (farm shop, 9 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Zucchini in Fort Worth: soil, season and weather

In Fort Worth the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 19 February, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the zucchini card — only around 22 March, 31 days later.

Last spring frost	19 February
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	22 March, 31 days after the last frost
First autumn frost	30 November, 253 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	36
First harvest, if planted in this window	27 April – 19 October
Days left for picking	217
Daylight	11:28 on 1 March, 12:11 on 22 March
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, July, has 7 rainy days

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

Zucchini in Fort Worth: care after planting

Planted on 22 March: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

Pests and diseases of zucchini to watch for:

Weather in Fort Worth during the zucchini season

About 927 mm of rain falls in the season; July is the driest month (48 mm) and May the wettest (174 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
March	22.2	10.8	98	9	11:56
April	25.1	13.9	133	10	12:58
May	28.9	18.6	174	13	13:50
June	33.1	23	106	11	14:18
July	35.7	25.4	48	7	14:07
August	35.2	25.3	85	9	13:23
September	31.9	21.8	85	8	12:24
October	27	15.8	128	7	11:24
November	20.3	9.9	70	6	10:30

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Zucchini in nearby cities

Around Fort Worth, Houston is 26 days earlier and Oklahoma City 24 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Dallas	49 km	27 March – 18 September	5 days later
Lawton	231 km	4 April – 25 August	13 days later
Austin	276 km	3 March – 26 September	19 days earlier
Oklahoma City	305 km	15 April – 24 August	24 days later
Shreveport	332 km	20 March – 22 September	2 days earlier
Houston	379 km	24 February – 10 September	26 days earlier

Where to buy zucchini plants and seeds near Fort Worth

Buy plants ready to set out from 22 March to 13 September (from 1 March to 13 September for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 8 February to 23 August. Within 15 km of Fort Worth OpenStreetMap lists 4 garden centres, 3 farm-supply shops, 1 plant nursery and 1 farm shop (collected 20 October 2026).

Farmers Market Fort Worth — farm shop
Belknap Street 5507, 76117 · Mon–Fri 08:00–17:30; Sat 08:00–17:00 · 9 km · farmersmarketftw.com
Walmart Garden Center — garden centre
4 km
Calloway's Nursery — garden centre
Mon–Sat 09:00–18:00; Sun 09:00–14:00 · 6 km · calloways.com
The Tree Place Nursery — garden centre
East Interstate 20 5625, 76119 Fort Worth · 10 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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