When to plant zucchini in Ponferrada: 1 June – 10 September

In Ponferrada, zucchini: sow for seedlings from 20 April to 20 August; plant into a greenhouse from 11 May to 10 September; plant out into open ground from 1 June to 10 September.

Zucchini in Ponferrada: soil, season and weather

In Ponferrada the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 3 April, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the zucchini card — only around 1 June, 59 days later.

Last spring frost	3 April
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	1 June, 59 days after the last frost
First autumn frost	27 November, 179 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	36
First harvest, if planted in this window	7 July – 16 October
Days left for picking	143
Daylight	14:27 on 11 May, 15:05 on 1 June
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, August, has 4 rainy days

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

Zucchini in Ponferrada: care after planting

Planted on 1 June: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

Pests and diseases of zucchini to watch for:

Weather in Ponferrada during the zucchini season

About 369 mm of rain falls in the season; August is the driest month (14 mm) and November the wettest (128 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
June	22.6	11.8	76	11	15:17
July	27.2	14.5	15	4	15:01
August	27.6	14.8	14	4	13:57
September	22.6	11.6	43	7	12:32
October	18.2	8.9	93	12	11:07
November	11.5	4.4	128	14	9:47

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Zucchini in nearby cities

Around Ponferrada, León (Spain) is 7 days earlier and Oviedo 18 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Bragança	83 km	29 May – 9 September	3 days earlier
León (Spain)	84 km	25 May – 22 August	7 days earlier
Lugo	94 km	1 June – 17 September	same day
Ourense	107 km	1 June – 16 September	same day
Oviedo	108 km	19 June – 19 September	18 days later
Gijón	134 km	11 June – 30 September	10 days later

Where to buy zucchini plants and seeds near Ponferrada

Buy plants ready to set out from 1 June to 10 September (from 11 May to 10 September for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 20 April to 20 August. Within 15 km of Ponferrada OpenStreetMap lists 2 markets (collected 28 October 2026).

Plaza de Abastos — market
Calle Alfonso X el Sabio, 24402 Ponferrada · Mon–Sat 07:00–14:30, 16:30–21:30 · 1 km · ponferrada.org
Mercado de Abastos — market
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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