When to plant zucchini in San Salvador de Jujuy: 22 September – 7 April

In San Salvador de Jujuy, zucchini: sow for seedlings from 11 August to 17 March; plant into a greenhouse from 1 September to 7 April; plant out into open ground from 22 September to 7 April.

Zucchini in San Salvador de Jujuy: soil, season and weather

In San Salvador de Jujuy the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 11 August, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the zucchini card — only around 22 September, 42 days later.

Last spring frost	11 August
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	22 September, 42 days after the last frost
First autumn frost	24 June, 276 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	36
First harvest, if planted in this window	28 October – 13 May
Days left for picking	240
Daylight	11:37 on 1 September, 12:06 on 22 September
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, September, has 6 rainy days

The same dates in San Salvador de Jujuy hold for Cucumber, Bell Pepper, Eggplant, Pumpkin and Watermelon.

Zucchini in San Salvador de Jujuy: care after planting

Planted on 22 September: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

Pests and diseases of zucchini to watch for:

Weather in San Salvador de Jujuy during the zucchini season

About 1471 mm of rain falls in the season; September is the driest month (31 mm) and January the wettest (242 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
September	23.6	9.3	31	6	11:56
October	25.1	12.3	112	13	12:38
November	25.8	14.8	135	17	13:17
December	25.8	16.2	226	21	13:37
January	26.2	17.3	242	21	13:28
February	25.1	16.7	212	20	12:54
March	23.4	15.6	205	21	12:15
April	20.8	13	164	18	11:32
May	17.6	8.5	104	17	10:57
June	16.2	5.1	40	8	10:39

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Zucchini in nearby cities

Around San Salvador de Jujuy, San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca is 23 days earlier and Potosí 67 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Salta	68 km	26 September – 12 April	4 days later
San Miguel de Tucumán	291 km	from 15 September	7 days earlier
Tarija	301 km	11 September – 26 March	11 days earlier
Calama	418 km	from 9 September	13 days earlier
San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca	478 km	30 August – 11 April	23 days earlier
Potosí	515 km	28 November – 28 December	67 days later

Where to buy zucchini plants and seeds near San Salvador de Jujuy

Buy plants ready to set out from 22 September to 7 April (from 1 September to 7 April for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 11 August to 17 March. Within 15 km of San Salvador de Jujuy OpenStreetMap lists 3 garden centres, 1 plant nursery and 10 markets (collected 28 October 2026).

Feria el Gaucho — market
Tesorero, 4600 San Salvador de Jujuy · 3 km
VIVERO MUNICIPAL — garden centre
8 km
Vivero Los Pensamientos — garden centre
6 km
Vivero Municipal de la Comisión Municipal de Yala — plant nursery
9 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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