When to plant zucchini in Potosí: 28 November – 28 December

In Potosí, zucchini: sow for seedlings from 17 October to 7 December; plant into a greenhouse from 7 November to 28 December; plant out into open ground from 28 November to 28 December.

Zucchini in Potosí: soil, season and weather

In Potosí frost, not soil, sets the date: the top 7 cm of soil warms to 18 °C — the minimum on the zucchini card — around 14 October, 38 days before the last frost on 21 November, so planting waits only for the week after that frost. 66 days separate planting out (28 November) from the first autumn frost (2 February); the card's 36 days to the first harvest leave 30 for picking, so a start 4 weeks late would still fit.

Last spring frost	21 November
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	14 October, 38 days before the last frost
First autumn frost	2 February, 66 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	36
First harvest, if planted in this window	3 January – 2 February
Days left for picking	30
Daylight	12:55 on 7 November, 13:11 on 28 November
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, November, has 17 rainy days

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

Zucchini in Potosí: care after planting

Planted on 28 November: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

Pests and diseases of zucchini to watch for:

Weather in Potosí during the zucchini season

About 554 mm of rain falls in the season; November is the driest month (77 mm) and January the wettest (173 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
November	14.1	2.4	77	17	13:02
December	12.8	3	153	25	13:18
January	11.7	3.1	173	25	13:11
February	11.3	3.1	151	24	12:44

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Zucchini in nearby cities

All the nearest cities on our list plant zucchini earlier than Potosí; the closest date is in La Paz, 27 days earlier.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Sucre	80 km	21 August – 13 April	99 days earlier
Oruro	228 km	19 October – 11 February	40 days earlier
Tarija	241 km	11 September – 26 March	78 days earlier
Cochabamba	247 km	2 September – 4 April	87 days earlier
La Paz	426 km	1 November – 1 February	27 days earlier
Calama	460 km	from 9 September	80 days earlier

Where to buy zucchini plants and seeds near Potosí

Buy plants ready to set out from 28 November to 28 December (from 7 November to 28 December for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 17 October to 7 December. Within 15 km of Potosí OpenStreetMap lists 16 markets (collected 27 October 2026).

Mercado Anselmo Tapia — market
Calle Anselmo Tapia, Potosí · 3 km
Mercado Uyuni — market
0 km
Mercado Tickaloma — market
1 km
Mercado Abasto — 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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