When to plant zucchini in Sucre: 21 August – 13 April

In Sucre, zucchini: sow for seedlings from 10 July to 23 March; plant into a greenhouse from 31 July to 13 April; plant out into open ground from 21 August to 13 April.

Zucchini in Sucre: soil, season and weather

In Sucre the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 5 August, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the zucchini card — only around 21 August, 16 days later.

Last spring frost	5 August
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	21 August, 16 days after the last frost
First autumn frost	30 June, 314 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	36
First harvest, if planted in this window	26 September – 19 May
Days left for picking	278
Daylight	11:15 on 31 July, 11:33 on 21 August
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, June, has 2 rainy days

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

Zucchini in Sucre: care after planting

Planted on 21 August: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

Pests and diseases of zucchini to watch for:

Weather in Sucre during the zucchini season

About 852 mm of rain falls in the season; June is the driest month (8 mm) and January the wettest (153 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
August	20.9	6.5	17	4	11:27
September	22.6	9.1	28	7	11:58
October	22.9	10.2	63	13	12:31
November	22.5	10.8	81	15	13:00
December	20.6	11.2	143	22	13:16
January	20.2	11.1	153	23	13:09
February	19.3	11	142	22	12:43
March	18.8	10.7	135	22	12:13
April	19.1	9.7	65	12	11:40
May	19.7	8	17	5	11:14
June	19.8	6.1	8	2	10:59

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Zucchini in nearby cities

All the nearest cities on our list plant zucchini later than Sucre; the closest date is in Cochabamba, 12 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Potosí	80 km	28 November – 28 December	99 days later
Cochabamba	206 km	2 September – 4 April	12 days later
Oruro	226 km	19 October – 11 February	59 days later
Tarija	283 km	11 September – 26 March	21 days later
La Paz	416 km	1 November – 1 February	72 days later
Calama	539 km	from 9 September	19 days later

Where to buy zucchini plants and seeds near Sucre

Buy plants ready to set out from 21 August to 13 April (from 31 July to 13 April for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 10 July to 23 March. Within 15 km of Sucre OpenStreetMap lists 1 farm-supply shop and 14 markets (collected 27 October 2026).

Mercado Canada — market
Avenida Canadá, Sucre · 1 km
Mercado Central — market
Calle Batalla de Junín, Sucre · 2 km
MICROMERCADO LUISIÑO — market
Calle Inca Garcilaso de la Vega · 2 km
MICROMERCADO — market
Calle Inca Garcilaso de la Vega · 2 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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