When to plant zucchini in Greensboro: 28 April – 27 August

In Greensboro, zucchini: sow for seedlings from 17 March to 6 August; plant into a greenhouse from 7 April to 27 August; plant out into open ground from 28 April to 27 August. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Saffron World (farm shop, 3 km) and Rudd Farm (farm shop, 10 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Zucchini in Greensboro: soil, season and weather

In Greensboro the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 23 March, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the zucchini card — only around 28 April, 36 days later.

Last spring frost	23 March
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	28 April, 36 days after the last frost
First autumn frost	13 November, 199 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	36
First harvest, if planted in this window	3 June – 2 October
Days left for picking	163
Daylight	12:48 on 7 April, 13:33 on 28 April
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, November, has 7 rainy days

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

Zucchini in Greensboro: care after planting

Planted on 28 April: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

Pests and diseases of zucchini to watch for:

Weather in Greensboro during the zucchini season

About 797 mm of rain falls in the season; November is the driest month (70 mm) and September the wettest (126 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
April	22	10.1	95	9	13:05
May	25.7	15	116	12	14:04
June	29.7	18.9	86	11	14:36
July	31.9	21.6	116	14	14:23
August	29.9	20.4	105	14	13:33
September	27.3	17.7	126	10	12:27
October	21.8	11.9	83	7	11:19
November	15.9	5.8	70	7	10:17

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Zucchini in nearby cities

Around Greensboro, Columbia is 31 days earlier and Asheville 26 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Raleigh	109 km	18 April – 2 September	10 days earlier
Charlotte	133 km	13 April – 27 August	15 days earlier
Asheville	254 km	24 May – 16 August	26 days later
Columbia	256 km	28 March – 12 September	31 days earlier
Richmond	265 km	30 April – 30 August	2 days later
Wilmington	269 km	2 April – 14 September	26 days earlier

Where to buy zucchini plants and seeds near Greensboro

Buy plants ready to set out from 28 April to 27 August (from 7 April to 27 August for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 17 March to 6 August. Within 15 km of Greensboro OpenStreetMap lists 8 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 9 markets and 6 farm shops (collected 29 October 2026).

Saffron World — farm shop
West Market Street 2105, 27403-1718 Greensboro · Sat 08:00–13:00 · 3 km · saffronworldmarket.etsy.com
Bernie's Berries — farm shop
Groometown Road 5421, 27407 Greensboro · 15 km · berniesberries.com
Rudd Farm — farm shop
Hicone Road 4029 · 10 km · ruddfarm.com
Providence Farm — farm shop
Huffine Mill Road 2569 · 12 km · providencefarmnc.com

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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