When to plant zucchini in Richmond: 30 April – 30 August

In Richmond, zucchini: sow for seedlings from 19 March to 9 August; plant into a greenhouse from 9 April to 30 August; plant out into open ground from 30 April to 30 August. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Cross Creek Nursery & Landscaping Midlothian (garden centre, 14 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Zucchini in Richmond: soil, season and weather

In Richmond the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 26 March, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the zucchini card — only around 30 April, 35 days later.

Last spring frost	26 March
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	30 April, 35 days after the last frost
First autumn frost	16 November, 200 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	36
First harvest, if planted in this window	5 June – 5 October
Days left for picking	164
Daylight	12:55 on 9 April, 13:42 on 30 April
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, November, has 8 rainy days

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

Zucchini in Richmond: care after planting

Planted on 30 April: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

Pests and diseases of zucchini to watch for:

Weather in Richmond during the zucchini season

About 769 mm of rain falls in the season; November is the driest month (68 mm) and May the wettest (115 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
April	21.5	9.7	86	9	13:09
May	25.1	14.7	115	12	14:11
June	29.9	19.1	96	10	14:44
July	32.6	22.2	108	13	14:31
August	30.5	21	105	12	13:38
September	27.5	18.1	104	9	12:28
October	21.7	12.2	87	7	11:16
November	15.5	5.7	68	8	10:10

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Zucchini in nearby cities

Around Richmond, Raleigh is 12 days earlier and Hagerstown 23 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Washington, D.C.	156 km	4 May – 30 August	4 days later
Annapolis	179 km	8 May – 2 September	8 days later
Baltimore	207 km	5 May – 5 September	5 days later
Raleigh	224 km	18 April – 2 September	12 days earlier
Hagerstown	231 km	23 May – 25 August	23 days later
Dover	246 km	11 May – 9 September	11 days later

Where to buy zucchini plants and seeds near Richmond

Buy plants ready to set out from 30 April to 30 August (from 9 April to 30 August for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 19 March to 9 August. Within 15 km of Richmond OpenStreetMap lists 6 garden centres, 4 farm-supply shops, 2 plant nurseries, 5 markets and 2 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026).

Sneed's Nursery — garden centre
9 km
Glen Allen Greenhouse — garden centre
15 km
Sandys Plants — plant nursery
12 km
Cross Creek Nursery & Landscaping Midlothian — garden centre
Courthouse Road 501, 23236 Richmond · Mon–Wed 08:00–17:00; Thu 08:00–19:00; Fri–Sat 08:00–17:00 · 14 km · crosscreeknursery.com

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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