When to plant zucchini in Murree: 2 April – 2 October

In Murree, zucchini: sow for seedlings from 19 February to 11 September; plant into a greenhouse from 12 March to 2 October; plant out into open ground from 2 April to 2 October.

Zucchini in Murree: soil, season and weather

In Murree the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 25 January, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the zucchini card — only around 2 April, 67 days later.

Last spring frost	25 January
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	2 April, 67 days after the last frost
First autumn frost	19 December, 261 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	36
First harvest, if planted in this window	8 May – 7 November
Days left for picking	225
Daylight	11:50 on 12 March, 12:34 on 2 April
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, October, has 4 rainy days

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

Zucchini in Murree: care after planting

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

Pests and diseases of zucchini to watch for:

Weather in Murree during the zucchini season

About 730 mm of rain falls in the season; October is the driest month (27 mm) and July the wettest (222 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
April	26.2	12.6	94	10	13:01
May	30.4	17	44	9	13:54
June	33.1	20.7	54	10	14:24
July	31	22.5	222	23	14:12
August	30.4	21.8	180	21	13:26
September	30.4	19.2	41	10	12:25
October	27.1	13.5	27	4	11:23
November	21.4	8.1	40	4	10:25
December	17.9	4.3	28	3	9:55

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Zucchini in nearby cities

Around Murree, Peshawar is 16 days earlier and Jalal-Abad 40 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Islamabad	38 km	from 8 April	6 days later
Peshawar	168 km	from 17 March	16 days earlier
Quetta	728 km	7 April – 22 September	5 days later
Osh	739 km	6 May – 20 August	34 days later
Andijan	771 km	17 April – 22 August	15 days later
Jalal-Abad	782 km	12 May – 21 August	40 days later

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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