When to plant zucchini in Nottingham: 20 June – 6 September

In Nottingham, zucchini: sow for seedlings from 9 May to 16 August; plant into a greenhouse from 30 May to 6 September; plant out into open ground from 20 June to 6 September. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Riseholme Feeds Country Store (farm supply, 13 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Zucchini in Nottingham: soil, season and weather

In Nottingham the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 7 April, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the zucchini card — only around 20 June, 74 days later.

Last spring frost	7 April
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	20 June, 74 days after the last frost
First autumn frost	23 November, 156 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	36
First harvest, if planted in this window	26 July – 12 October
Days left for picking	120
Daylight	16:29 on 30 May, 16:55 on 20 June
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, August, has 12 rainy days

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

Zucchini in Nottingham: care after planting

Planted on 20 June: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

Pests and diseases of zucchini to watch for:

Weather in Nottingham during the zucchini season

About 425 mm of rain falls in the season; August is the driest month (62 mm) and October the wettest (80 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
June	19.7	11.1	67	11	16:53
July	21.4	13	73	14	16:27
August	21	12.8	62	12	14:48
September	18.4	10.6	72	12	12:45
October	14.3	8.2	80	14	10:41
November	9.8	4.5	71	12	8:43

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Zucchini in nearby cities

1 of the nearest cities share Nottingham's date.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Derby	22 km	22 June – 5 September	2 days later
Leicester	34 km	21 June – 2 September	1 day later
Lincoln (United Kingdom)	51 km	25 June – 2 September	5 days later
Sheffield	52 km	29 June – 5 September	9 days later
Coventry	65 km	21 June – 31 August	1 day later
Stoke-on-Trent	70 km	20 June – 29 August	same day

Where to buy zucchini plants and seeds near Nottingham

Buy plants ready to set out from 20 June to 6 September (from 30 May to 6 September for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 9 May to 16 August. Within 15 km of Nottingham OpenStreetMap lists 34 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 2 plant nurseries, 10 markets and 12 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026).

Riseholme Feeds Country Store — farm supply
Costock Road, NG12 5QT Nottingham · 13 km · riseholmefeeds.co.uk
Hyson Green Market — market
Radford Road, NG7 5FW Nottingham · Wed, Sat 09:00–13:00 · 2 km
Ilkeston Market — market
Market Place, DE7 8GS Ilkeston · Thu–Sat 09:00–15:00 · 11 km
Victoria Centre Market — market
Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri 09:00–18:00; Wed 09:00–19:30; Sat 09:00–19:00; Sun 11:00–17:00 · 1 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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