When to plant zucchini in Newcastle upon Tyne: 26 June – 3 September

In Newcastle upon Tyne, zucchini: sow for seedlings from 15 May to 13 August; plant into a greenhouse from 5 June to 3 September; plant out into open ground from 26 June to 3 September. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Hillheads Farm Shop (farm shop, 8 km) and The Blagdon Farm Shop (farm shop, 12 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Zucchini in Newcastle upon Tyne: soil, season and weather

In Newcastle upon Tyne the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 8 April, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the zucchini card — only around 26 June, 79 days later.

Last spring frost	8 April
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	26 June, 79 days after the last frost
First autumn frost	20 November, 147 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	36
First harvest, if planted in this window	1 August – 9 October
Days left for picking	111
Daylight	17:06 on 5 June, 17:21 on 26 June
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, June, has 12 rainy days

The same dates in Newcastle upon Tyne hold for Cucumber, Bell Pepper, Eggplant, Pumpkin and Watermelon.

Zucchini in Newcastle upon Tyne: care after planting

Planted on 26 June: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

Pests and diseases of zucchini to watch for:

Weather in Newcastle upon Tyne during the zucchini season

About 464 mm of rain falls in the season; June is the driest month (69 mm) and July the wettest (88 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
June	17.1	10.7	69	12	17:20
July	19	12.6	88	16	16:50
August	18.9	12.5	72	15	15:02
September	16.8	10.6	73	13	12:48
October	13.5	8.3	85	15	10:35
November	9.7	5	77	15	8:27

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Zucchini in nearby cities

Around Newcastle upon Tyne, Leeds is 1 day earlier and Carlisle 19 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Carlisle	86 km	15 July – 29 August	19 days later
York	118 km	26 June – 28 August	same day
Leeds	131 km	25 June – 6 September	1 day earlier
Bradford	133 km	27 June – 1 September	1 day later
Edinburgh	147 km	6 July – 23 August	10 days later
Hull	161 km	27 June – 7 September	1 day later

Where to buy zucchini plants and seeds near Newcastle upon Tyne

Buy plants ready to set out from 26 June to 3 September (from 5 June to 3 September for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 15 May to 13 August. Within 15 km of Newcastle upon Tyne OpenStreetMap lists 30 garden centres, 6 markets and 5 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026).

Priyas mini market — market
90 Broadmead Way, Newcastle upon Tyne · 5 km
Hillheads Farm Shop — farm shop
Backworth Lane, NE27 0BQ Newcastle upon Tyne · 8 km · hillheadsfarm.co.uk
The Blagdon Farm Shop — farm shop
Milkhope Centre 16-18, NE13 6DA Newcastle upon Tyne · 12 km
The Paddock Farm Shop — farm shop
Ramsay Street, High Spen · 12 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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