When to plant zucchini in Norwich: 27 June – 11 September

In Norwich, zucchini: sow for seedlings from 16 May to 21 August; plant into a greenhouse from 6 June to 11 September; plant out into open ground from 27 June to 11 September. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include City Farm Shop (farm shop, 2 km) and Church Farm Shop and Tea Room (farm shop, 8 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Zucchini in Norwich: soil, season and weather

In Norwich the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 31 March, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the zucchini card — only around 27 June, 88 days later.

Last spring frost	31 March
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	27 June, 88 days after the last frost
First autumn frost	28 November, 154 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	36
First harvest, if planted in this window	2 August – 17 October
Days left for picking	118
Daylight	16:39 on 6 June, 16:50 on 27 June
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, August, has 11 rainy days

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

Zucchini in Norwich: care after planting

Planted on 27 June: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

Pests and diseases of zucchini to watch for:

Weather in Norwich during the zucchini season

About 396 mm of rain falls in the season; August is the driest month (55 mm) and October the wettest (76 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
June	19.6	11.3	66	12	16:49
July	21.5	13	73	13	16:24
August	21.6	13.3	55	11	14:46
September	19	11.3	63	10	12:44
October	14.9	8.7	76	13	10:42
November	10.4	5.1	63	11	8:46

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Zucchini in nearby cities

1 of the nearest cities share Norwich's date.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Ipswich	64 km	14 June – 12 September	13 days earlier
Cambridge	93 km	17 June – 7 September	10 days earlier
Lincoln (United Kingdom)	140 km	25 June – 2 September	2 days earlier
London	158 km	12 June – 6 September	15 days earlier
Leicester	164 km	21 June – 2 September	6 days earlier
Hull	165 km	27 June – 7 September	same day

Where to buy zucchini plants and seeds near Norwich

Buy plants ready to set out from 27 June to 11 September (from 6 June to 11 September for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 16 May to 21 August. Within 15 km of Norwich OpenStreetMap lists 20 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 1 plant nursery, 1 market and 14 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026).

City Farm Shop — farm shop
Daniels Road, NR4 6QP Norwich · Mon–Sat 08:30–17:00; Sun 10:30–16:30 · 2 km · cityfarmshop.co.uk
Church Farm Shop and Tea Room — farm shop
Norwich Road, NR9 3AS Norwich · Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00 · 8 km · churchfarmshopandtearoom.co.uk
Norfolk Food Hall — farm shop
Dereham Road, NR5 0TT Norwich · Mon–Sat 08:30–18:00; Sun 10:00–16:00 · 8 km · norfolkfoodhall.co.uk
Yare Valley Farm Shop — farm shop
The Covey, NR14 7AL Norwich · Mon–Sun 08:00–21:00 · 9 km · yarevalley.com

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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