When to plant zucchini in Kokshetau: 1 June – 13 July

In Kokshetau, zucchini: sow for seedlings from 20 April to 22 June; plant into a greenhouse from 11 May to 13 July; plant out into open ground from 1 June to 13 July.

Zucchini in Kokshetau: soil, season and weather

In Kokshetau the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 7 May, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the zucchini card — only around 1 June, 25 days later.

Last spring frost	7 May
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	1 June, 25 days after the last frost
First autumn frost	29 September, 120 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	36
First harvest, if planted in this window	7 July – 18 August
Days left for picking	84
Daylight	15:37 on 11 May, 16:37 on 1 June
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, September, has 8 rainy days

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

Zucchini in Kokshetau: care after planting

Planted on 1 June: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

Pests and diseases of zucchini to watch for:

Weather in Kokshetau during the zucchini season

About 243 mm of rain falls in the season; September is the driest month (51 mm) and July the wettest (80 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
June	23.2	12	57	11	16:57
July	25.1	14.4	80	12	16:31
August	23.1	12.2	55	10	14:50
September	16.3	6.5	51	8	12:45

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Zucchini in nearby cities

Around Kokshetau, Astana is 4 days earlier and Petropavl 6 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Petropavl	177 km	7 June – 13 July	6 days later
Astana	273 km	28 May – 13 July	4 days earlier
Omsk	321 km	4 June – 12 July	3 days later
Kurgan	356 km	1 June – 15 July	same day
Kostanay	384 km	30 May – 16 July	2 days earlier
Karaganda	464 km	28 May – 13 July	4 days earlier

Where to buy zucchini plants and seeds near Kokshetau

Buy plants ready to set out from 1 June to 13 July (from 11 May to 13 July for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 20 April to 22 June. Within 15 km of Kokshetau OpenStreetMap lists 4 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 27 October 2026).

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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