When to plant zucchini in Karakol: 16 July – 25 August

In Karakol, zucchini: sow for seedlings from 4 June to 4 August; plant into a greenhouse from 25 June to 25 August; plant out into open ground from 16 July to 25 August.

Zucchini in Karakol: soil, season and weather

In Karakol the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 9 May, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the zucchini card — only around 16 July, 68 days later. 76 days separate planting out (16 July) from the first autumn frost (30 September); the card's 36 days to the first harvest leave 40 for picking, so a start 5 weeks late would still fit.

Last spring frost	9 May
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	16 July, 68 days after the last frost
First autumn frost	30 September, 76 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	36
First harvest, if planted in this window	21 August – 30 September
Days left for picking	40
Daylight	15:18 on 25 June, 14:59 on 16 July
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, September, has 13 rainy days

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

Zucchini in Karakol: care after planting

Planted on 16 July: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

Pests and diseases of zucchini to watch for:

Weather in Karakol during the zucchini season

About 340 mm of rain falls in the season; September is the driest month (103 mm) and July the wettest (130 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
July	21.9	10.3	130	16	15:00
August	20.9	9	107	15	13:56
September	18.1	5.4	103	13	12:32

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Zucchini in nearby cities

All the nearest cities on our list plant zucchini earlier than Karakol; the closest date is in Almaty, 43 days earlier.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Almaty	148 km	3 June – 20 July	43 days earlier
Taldykorgan	281 km	12 May – 22 July	65 days earlier
Bishkek	313 km	15 May – 6 August	62 days earlier
Jalal-Abad	480 km	12 May – 21 August	65 days earlier
Osh	514 km	6 May – 20 August	71 days earlier
Andijan	537 km	17 April – 22 August	90 days earlier

Where to buy zucchini plants and seeds near Karakol

Buy plants ready to set out from 16 July to 25 August (from 25 June to 25 August for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 4 June to 4 August. Within 15 km of Karakol OpenStreetMap lists 3 markets (collected 27 October 2026).

Бугу — market
Mon–Sun 09:00–19:00 · 0 km
Main Bazaar — market
1 km
Big Bazaar — market
1 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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