When to plant zucchini in Puerto Montt: 29 December – 19 March

In Puerto Montt, zucchini: sow for seedlings from 17 November to 27 February; plant into a greenhouse from 8 December to 19 March; plant out into open ground from 29 December to 19 March. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Vivero Las Hortensias (garden centre, 9 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Zucchini in Puerto Montt: soil, season and weather

In Puerto Montt the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 22 August, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the zucchini card — only around 29 December, 129 days later.

Last spring frost	22 August
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	29 December, 129 days after the last frost
First autumn frost	5 June, 159 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	36
First harvest, if planted in this window	3 February – 24 April
Days left for picking	123
Daylight	15:04 on 8 December, 15:09 on 29 December
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, February, has 9 rainy days

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

Zucchini in Puerto Montt: care after planting

Planted on 29 December: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

Pests and diseases of zucchini to watch for:

Weather in Puerto Montt during the zucchini season

About 972 mm of rain falls in the season; February is the driest month (60 mm) and June the wettest (254 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
December	16.8	9.9	96	13	15:09
January	18.2	10.9	76	11	14:50
February	18.7	11.5	60	9	13:42
March	16.6	9.9	117	12	12:25
April	14.1	8	172	15	11:00
May	11.8	6.4	197	18	9:50
June	9.7	4.6	254	20	9:11

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Zucchini in nearby cities

Around Puerto Montt, Los Ángeles is 36 days earlier and Bariloche 5 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Osorno	101 km	29 December – 15 March	same day
Bariloche	141 km	from 3 January	5 days later
Valdivia	186 km	11 December – 27 March	18 days earlier
Temuco	305 km	9 December – 5 March	20 days earlier
Los Ángeles	448 km	23 November – 14 March	36 days earlier
Coyhaique	461 km	from 10 December	19 days earlier

Where to buy zucchini plants and seeds near Puerto Montt

Buy plants ready to set out from 29 December to 19 March (from 8 December to 19 March for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 17 November to 27 February. Within 15 km of Puerto Montt OpenStreetMap lists 4 garden centres, 1 plant nursery and 11 markets (collected 20 October 2026).

Vivero Las Hortensias — garden centre
Carretera Austral Km. 10, Puerto Montt · 9 km
Mercado Municipal Presidente Ibáñez — market
Avenida Presidente Ibáñez 708 · 1 km
Parque y Vivero Alerce — garden centre
10 km
Vivero All Green — garden centre
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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