When to plant zucchini in Oruro: 19 October – 11 February

In Oruro, zucchini: sow for seedlings from 7 September to 21 January; plant into a greenhouse from 28 September to 11 February; plant out into open ground from 19 October to 11 February.

Zucchini in Oruro: soil, season and weather

In Oruro the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 26 September, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the zucchini card — only around 19 October, 23 days later.

Last spring frost	26 September
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	19 October, 23 days after the last frost
First autumn frost	29 April, 193 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	36
First harvest, if planted in this window	24 November – 18 March
Days left for picking	157
Daylight	12:12 on 28 September, 12:33 on 19 October
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, April, has 9 rainy days

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

Zucchini in Oruro: care after planting

Planted on 19 October: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

Pests and diseases of zucchini to watch for:

Weather in Oruro during the zucchini season

About 547 mm of rain falls in the season; April is the driest month (34 mm) and February the wettest (121 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
October	18.2	3.9	36	10	12:29
November	18.9	5.2	48	11	12:57
December	17.2	5.7	93	20	13:12
January	16.2	5.6	115	22	13:05
February	15.7	5.8	121	22	12:41
March	15.5	5.2	100	22	12:13
April	16.4	3.7	34	9	11:42

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Zucchini in nearby cities

Around Oruro, Sucre is 59 days earlier and Potosí 40 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Cochabamba	118 km	2 September – 4 April	47 days earlier
La Paz	198 km	1 November – 1 February	13 days later
Sucre	226 km	21 August – 13 April	59 days earlier
Potosí	228 km	28 November – 28 December	40 days later
Puno	391 km	13 October – 6 February	6 days earlier
Tarija	467 km	11 September – 26 March	38 days earlier

Where to buy zucchini plants and seeds near Oruro

Buy plants ready to set out from 19 October to 11 February (from 28 September to 11 February for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 7 September to 21 January. Within 15 km of Oruro OpenStreetMap lists 15 markets (collected 27 October 2026).

Mercado Max Fernandez — market
Mon–Sun 07:00–18:00 · 1 km
Mercado Tagarete — market
0 km
Mercado Las Américas — market
2 km
Mercado Bartolina Sisa — market
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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