When to plant zucchini in Lipetsk: 29 May – 31 July

In Lipetsk, zucchini: sow for seedlings from 17 April to 10 July; plant into a greenhouse from 8 May to 31 July; plant out into open ground from 29 May to 31 July.

Zucchini in Lipetsk: soil, season and weather

In Lipetsk the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 26 April, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the zucchini card — only around 29 May, 33 days later.

Last spring frost	26 April
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	29 May, 33 days after the last frost
First autumn frost	17 October, 141 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	36
First harvest, if planted in this window	4 July – 5 September
Days left for picking	105
Daylight	15:21 on 8 May, 16:23 on 29 May
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, August, has 6 rainy days

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

Zucchini in Lipetsk: care after planting

Planted on 29 May: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

Pests and diseases of zucchini to watch for:

Weather in Lipetsk during the zucchini season

About 311 mm of rain falls in the season; August is the driest month (36 mm) and June the wettest (64 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
May	19.5	8.2	50	11	15:44
June	24.3	13.4	64	11	16:49
July	26.5	15.9	63	10	16:23
August	26.4	15	36	6	14:46
September	19.6	9.5	42	7	12:44
October	12	4.2	56	10	10:42

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Zucchini in nearby cities

2 of the nearest cities share Lipetsk's date.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Voronezh	106 km	29 May – 12 August	same day
Tambov	129 km	1 June – 2 August	3 days later
Stary Oskol	185 km	29 May – 5 August	same day
Tula	219 km	14 June – 29 July	16 days later
Ryazan	227 km	6 June – 6 August	8 days later
Oryol	237 km	11 June – 30 July	13 days later

Where to buy zucchini plants and seeds near Lipetsk

Buy plants ready to set out from 29 May to 31 July (from 8 May to 31 July for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 17 April to 10 July. Within 15 km of Lipetsk OpenStreetMap lists 3 garden centres, 4 markets and 3 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Рынок 9-го микрорайона — market
2 km
Петровский рынок — market
3 km
Сокольский открытый рынок — market
9 km
Крестьянское подворье — farm shop
5 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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