When to plant zucchini in Makhachkala: 9 May – 23 September

In Makhachkala, zucchini: sow for seedlings from 28 March to 2 September; plant into a greenhouse from 18 April to 23 September; plant out into open ground from 9 May to 23 September.

Zucchini in Makhachkala: soil, season and weather

In Makhachkala the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 5 March, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the zucchini card — only around 9 May, 65 days later.

Last spring frost	5 March
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	9 May, 65 days after the last frost
First autumn frost	10 December, 215 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	36
First harvest, if planted in this window	14 June – 29 October
Days left for picking	179
Daylight	13:31 on 18 April, 14:25 on 9 May
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, August, has 4 rainy days

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

Zucchini in Makhachkala: care after planting

Planted on 9 May: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

Pests and diseases of zucchini to watch for:

Weather in Makhachkala during the zucchini season

About 344 mm of rain falls in the season; August is the driest month (23 mm) and October the wettest (58 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
May	21.4	14.8	46	8	14:38
June	27.2	20.2	33	7	15:20
July	29.7	22.9	36	5	15:04
August	29.5	22.7	23	4	13:58
September	24	18.3	52	7	12:33
October	18.1	12.6	58	8	11:06
November	12.2	7.1	53	8	9:45
December	7.7	3.1	43	9	9:02

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Zucchini in nearby cities

Around Makhachkala, Aktau is 11 days earlier and Vladikavkaz 50 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Vladikavkaz	230 km	28 June – 5 August	50 days later
Tbilisi	263 km	24 May – 29 August	15 days later
Ganja	273 km	30 April – 24 September	9 days earlier
Aktau	306 km	28 April – 24 August	11 days earlier
Nalchik	320 km	3 June – 17 August	25 days later
Vanadzor	347 km	23 May – 9 July	14 days later

Where to buy zucchini plants and seeds near Makhachkala

Buy plants ready to set out from 9 May to 23 September (from 18 April to 23 September for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 28 March to 2 September. Within 15 km of Makhachkala OpenStreetMap lists 3 garden centres and 8 markets (collected 27 October 2026).

Рынок №2/с Белинского — market
улица Батырая 3, 367000 Махачкала · 0 km
Рынок ШАМ — market
проспект Гамидова 47М · 2 km
Рынок Север — market
08:30–12:30, 15:30–20:00 · 8 km
Ковровый рынок — market
улица Ирчи Казака, Махачкала · 3 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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