When to plant zucchini in Santa Fe (United States): 3 May – 9 August

In Santa Fe (United States), zucchini: sow for seedlings from 22 March to 19 July; plant into a greenhouse from 12 April to 9 August; plant out into open ground from 3 May to 9 August. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Payne’s North (garden centre, 2 km) and Plants Of The Southwest (garden centre, 7 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Zucchini in Santa Fe (United States): soil, season and weather

In Santa Fe (United States) the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 20 April, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the zucchini card — only around 3 May, 13 days later.

Last spring frost	20 April
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	3 May, 13 days after the last frost
First autumn frost	26 October, 176 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	36
First harvest, if planted in this window	8 June – 14 September
Days left for picking	140
Daylight	12:58 on 12 April, 13:41 on 3 May
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, June, has 6 rainy days

The same dates in Santa Fe (United States) hold for Cucumber, Bell Pepper, Eggplant, Pumpkin and Watermelon.

Zucchini in Santa Fe (United States): care after planting

Planted on 3 May: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

Pests and diseases of zucchini to watch for:

Weather in Santa Fe (United States) during the zucchini season

About 191 mm of rain falls in the season; June is the driest month (29 mm) and July the wettest (35 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
May	22.3	8.6	30	6	14:02
June	28.2	14.4	29	6	14:34
July	29.3	16.4	35	8	14:21
August	27.7	15.5	32	7	13:32
September	24.7	12.1	34	6	12:26
October	18.1	6.2	31	5	11:20

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Zucchini in nearby cities

Around Santa Fe (United States), El Paso is 41 days earlier and Colorado Springs 34 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Albuquerque	94 km	18 April – 23 August	15 days earlier
Pueblo	309 km	3 May – 11 August	same day
Colorado Springs	363 km	6 June – 29 July	34 days later
Las Cruces	384 km	5 April – 7 September	28 days earlier
El Paso	440 km	23 March – 18 September	41 days earlier
Grand Junction	444 km	6 May – 10 August	3 days later

Where to buy zucchini plants and seeds near Santa Fe (United States)

Buy plants ready to set out from 3 May to 9 August (from 12 April to 9 August for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 22 March to 19 July. Within 15 km of Santa Fe (United States) OpenStreetMap lists 11 garden centres, 4 plant nurseries and 3 markets (collected 28 October 2026).

Newman's Nurery — plant nursery
11 km
Five Corners — market
6 km
Payne’s North — garden centre
Camino Alire 304, 87501 Santa Fe · Mon–Sat 08:00–18:00; Sun 10:00–16:00 · 2 km
Plants Of The Southwest — garden centre
Agua Fria Street 3095, 87507 Santa Fe · 7 km · plantsofthesouthwest.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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