When to plant zucchini in Novokuznetsk: 14 June – 14 July

In Novokuznetsk, zucchini: sow for seedlings from 3 May to 23 June; plant into a greenhouse from 24 May to 14 July; plant out into open ground from 14 June to 14 July. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Пятерочка (farm shop, 10 km) and Родничок (farm shop, 12 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Zucchini in Novokuznetsk: soil, season and weather

In Novokuznetsk the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 14 May, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the zucchini card — only around 14 June, 31 days later.

Last spring frost	14 May
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	14 June, 31 days after the last frost
First autumn frost	30 September, 108 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	36
First harvest, if planted in this window	20 July – 19 August
Days left for picking	72
Daylight	16:23 on 24 May, 17:03 on 14 June
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, September, has 12 rainy days

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

Zucchini in Novokuznetsk: care after planting

Planted on 14 June: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

Pests and diseases of zucchini to watch for:

Weather in Novokuznetsk during the zucchini season

About 307 mm of rain falls in the season; September is the driest month (61 mm) and July the wettest (94 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
June	23.5	12.4	76	12	17:03
July	24.5	14.7	94	14	16:36
August	22.6	12.4	76	13	14:53
September	16.1	6	61	12	12:46

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Zucchini in nearby cities

Around Novokuznetsk, Oskemen is 17 days earlier and Krasnoyarsk 4 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Kemerovo	189 km	13 June – 10 July	1 day earlier
Barnaul	227 km	8 June – 13 July	6 days earlier
Novosibirsk	307 km	13 June – 12 July	1 day earlier
Tomsk	334 km	17 June – 11 July	3 days later
Krasnoyarsk	442 km	18 June – 11 July	4 days later
Oskemen	525 km	28 May – 15 July	17 days earlier

Where to buy zucchini plants and seeds near Novokuznetsk

Buy plants ready to set out from 14 June to 14 July (from 24 May to 14 July for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 3 May to 23 June. Within 15 km of Novokuznetsk OpenStreetMap lists 5 garden centres, 2 farm-supply shops, 3 markets and 2 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Байдаевский рынок — market
улица Разведчиков 15А, Новокузнецк · 09:00–19:00 · 12 km
Новоильинский рынок — market
улица Запсибовцев 4Б · 15 km
Пятерочка — farm shop
Новобайдаевская улица 2/1, Новокузнецк · 10 km
Родничок — farm shop
улица Разведчиков 15А, Новокузнецк · 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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