When to plant zucchini in Tacuarembó: 14 October – 27 March

In Tacuarembó, zucchini: sow for seedlings from 2 September to 6 March; plant into a greenhouse from 23 September to 27 March; plant out into open ground from 14 October to 27 March.

Zucchini in Tacuarembó: soil, season and weather

In Tacuarembó the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 21 July, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the zucchini card — only around 14 October, 85 days later.

Last spring frost	21 July
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	14 October, 85 days after the last frost
First autumn frost	13 June, 243 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	36
First harvest, if planted in this window	19 November – 2 May
Days left for picking	207
Daylight	12:08 on 23 September, 12:48 on 14 October
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, June, has 8 rainy days

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

Zucchini in Tacuarembó: care after planting

Planted on 14 October: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

Pests and diseases of zucchini to watch for:

Weather in Tacuarembó during the zucchini season

About 1028 mm of rain falls in the season; June is the driest month (93 mm) and April the wettest (161 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
October	22.8	12.2	118	9	12:50
November	26	14.7	106	8	13:44
December	28.4	17.2	104	8	14:12
January	29.5	19	108	9	14:00
February	29	18.8	102	10	13:13
March	26.8	16.9	122	9	12:19
April	23.4	14.1	161	10	11:20
May	18.9	10.5	114	9	10:31
June	17	8.3	93	8	10:05

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Zucchini in nearby cities

Around Tacuarembó, Santa Maria is 61 days earlier and Maldonado 10 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Rivera	99 km	28 September – 23 March	16 days earlier
Salto	191 km	from 22 August	53 days earlier
Paysandú	209 km	21 September – 9 April	23 days earlier
Santa Maria	307 km	14 August – 26 March	61 days earlier
Colonia del Sacramento	352 km	from 15 October	1 day later
Maldonado	367 km	from 24 October	10 days later

Where to buy zucchini plants and seeds near Tacuarembó

Buy plants ready to set out from 14 October to 27 March (from 23 September to 27 March for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 2 September to 6 March. Within 15 km of Tacuarembó OpenStreetMap lists 1 plant nursery (collected 28 October 2026).

Nursery — plant nursery
11 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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