When to plant zucchini in Kelowna: 2 June – 14 August

In Kelowna, zucchini: sow for seedlings from 21 April to 24 July; plant into a greenhouse from 12 May to 14 August; plant out into open ground from 2 June to 14 August. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Stone Pillow Farms (farm shop, 4 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Zucchini in Kelowna: soil, season and weather

In Kelowna the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 18 April, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the zucchini card — only around 2 June, 45 days later.

Last spring frost	18 April
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	2 June, 45 days after the last frost
First autumn frost	31 October, 151 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	36
First harvest, if planted in this window	8 July – 19 September
Days left for picking	115
Daylight	15:14 on 12 May, 16:04 on 2 June
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, August, has 4 rainy days

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

Zucchini in Kelowna: care after planting

Planted on 2 June: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

Pests and diseases of zucchini to watch for:

Weather in Kelowna during the zucchini season

About 160 mm of rain falls in the season; August is the driest month (14 mm) and October the wettest (64 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
June	24.8	10.9	34	7	16:19
July	30.2	15.1	20	4	15:57
August	30.1	15.6	14	4	14:30
September	23.4	11.7	28	6	12:40
October	13.7	5.4	64	12	10:50

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Zucchini in nearby cities

Around Kelowna, Spokane is 11 days earlier and Olympia 24 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Vancouver	270 km	22 June – 31 August	20 days later
Spokane	289 km	22 May – 29 July	11 days earlier
Victoria	325 km	13 June – 4 October	11 days later
Seattle	327 km	21 June – 7 September	19 days later
Olympia	404 km	26 June – 29 August	24 days later
Calgary	405 km	18 June – 15 July	16 days later

Where to buy zucchini plants and seeds near Kelowna

Buy plants ready to set out from 2 June to 14 August (from 12 May to 14 August for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 21 April to 24 July. Within 15 km of Kelowna OpenStreetMap lists 3 garden centres, 4 markets and 4 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026).

Stone Pillow Farms — farm shop
2220 Hayman Rd, West Kelowna, BC V1Z 1Z5 · 4 km
Bylands Garden Center — garden centre
7 km
Westbank Farmers' Market — market
12 km · westbankfarmersmarket.com
Kelowna Farmers Market — market
2 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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