When to plant zucchini in Oryol: 11 June – 30 July

In Oryol, zucchini: sow for seedlings from 30 April to 9 July; plant into a greenhouse from 21 May to 30 July; plant out into open ground from 11 June to 30 July. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Мир семян (farm supply, 1 km) and Орелсортсемовощ (farm supply, 1 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Zucchini in Oryol: soil, season and weather

In Oryol the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 28 April, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the zucchini card — only around 11 June, 44 days later.

Last spring frost	28 April
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	11 June, 44 days after the last frost
First autumn frost	16 October, 127 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	36
First harvest, if planted in this window	17 July – 4 September
Days left for picking	91
Daylight	16:06 on 21 May, 16:50 on 11 June
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, September, has 7 rainy days

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

Zucchini in Oryol: care after planting

Planted on 11 June: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

Pests and diseases of zucchini to watch for:

Weather in Oryol during the zucchini season

About 319 mm of rain falls in the season; September is the driest month (44 mm) and July the wettest (78 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
June	22.9	12.6	71	11	16:53
July	24.5	14.7	78	13	16:27
August	24.3	13.9	63	9	14:48
September	18.6	9.1	44	7	12:45
October	11.2	3.9	63	12	10:41

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Zucchini in nearby cities

Around Oryol, Kursk is 13 days earlier and Tula 3 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Bryansk	122 km	11 June – 3 August	same day
Kursk	138 km	29 May – 4 August	13 days earlier
Tula	170 km	14 June – 29 July	3 days later
Kaluga	174 km	12 June – 25 July	1 day later
Shostka	216 km	30 May – 3 August	12 days earlier
Stary Oskol	222 km	29 May – 5 August	13 days earlier

Where to buy zucchini plants and seeds near Oryol

Buy plants ready to set out from 11 June to 30 July (from 21 May to 30 July for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 30 April to 9 July. Within 15 km of Oryol OpenStreetMap lists 3 garden centres, 2 farm-supply shops, 7 markets and 4 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Усадьба — garden centre
Инженерная улица 5, 302019 Орёл · Mon–Sat 10:00–19:00 · 3 km
Мир семян — farm supply
Октябрьская улица 42, Орёл · 1 km
Орелсортсемовощ — farm supply
улица Гуртьева 14, Орёл · 1 km
Центральный рынок — market
Рыночный переулок 2, Орёл · 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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