When to plant zucchini in Puno: 13 October – 6 February

In Puno, zucchini: sow for seedlings from 1 September to 16 January; plant into a greenhouse from 22 September to 6 February; plant out into open ground from 13 October to 6 February.

Zucchini in Puno: soil, season and weather

In Puno frost, not soil, sets the date: the top 7 cm of soil warms to 18 °C — the minimum on the zucchini card — around 17 September, 19 days before the last frost on 6 October, so planting waits only for the week after that frost.

Last spring frost	6 October
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	17 September, 19 days before the last frost
First autumn frost	24 April, 194 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	36
First harvest, if planted in this window	18 November – 13 March
Days left for picking	158
Daylight	12:06 on 22 September, 12:24 on 13 October
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, October, has 14 rainy days

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

Zucchini in Puno: care after planting

Planted on 13 October: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

Pests and diseases of zucchini to watch for:

Weather in Puno during the zucchini season

About 979 mm of rain falls in the season; October is the driest month (72 mm) and February the wettest (214 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
October	16.8	3.8	72	14	12:26
November	17.5	4.9	91	16	12:51
December	15.9	5.5	148	23	13:04
January	14.8	5.9	204	26	12:58
February	14.5	6.2	214	26	12:37
March	14.4	5.7	172	26	12:12
April	15.1	3.5	78	14	11:45

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Zucchini in nearby cities

Around Puno, Cochabamba is 41 days earlier and Potosí 46 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
La Paz	213 km	1 November – 1 February	19 days later
Cusco	332 km	24 November – 28 March	42 days later
Oruro	391 km	19 October – 11 February	6 days later
Cochabamba	446 km	2 September – 4 April	41 days earlier
Ayacucho	541 km	7 November – 13 March	25 days later
Potosí	614 km	28 November – 28 December	46 days later

Where to buy zucchini plants and seeds near Puno

Buy plants ready to set out from 13 October to 6 February (from 22 September to 6 February for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 1 September to 16 January. Within 15 km of Puno OpenStreetMap lists 10 markets (collected 27 October 2026).

Mercado Yanacancha — market
1 km
Mercado Niño San Salvador de Alto Puno — market
3 km
Mercado de Salcedo — market
4 km
Food Booths — market
15 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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