When to plant zucchini in Talavera de la Reina: 9 May – 1 October

In Talavera de la Reina, zucchini: sow for seedlings from 28 March to 10 September; plant into a greenhouse from 18 April to 1 October; plant out into open ground from 9 May to 1 October.

Zucchini in Talavera de la Reina: soil, season and weather

In Talavera de la Reina the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 6 February, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the zucchini card — only around 9 May, 92 days later.

Last spring frost	6 February
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	9 May, 92 days after the last frost
First autumn frost	18 December, 223 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	36
First harvest, if planted in this window	14 June – 6 November
Days left for picking	187
Daylight	13:22 on 18 April, 14:10 on 9 May
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, August, has 1 rainy day

The same dates in Talavera de la Reina hold for Cucumber, Bell Pepper, Eggplant, Pumpkin and Watermelon.

Zucchini in Talavera de la Reina: care after planting

Planted on 9 May: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

Pests and diseases of zucchini to watch for:

Weather in Talavera de la Reina during the zucchini season

About 361 mm of rain falls in the season; August is the driest month (5 mm) and October the wettest (94 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
May	24.6	12.5	51	6	14:22
June	30.1	17.3	17	3	15:00
July	34.6	20.8	7	0	14:45
August	34.6	21.1	5	1	13:47
September	28.4	16.5	34	4	12:30
October	23.1	12.5	94	9	11:12
November	15.4	6.9	85	11	10:00
December	12.4	4.3	68	8	9:21

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Zucchini in nearby cities

Around Talavera de la Reina, Plasencia is 1 day earlier and Segovia 23 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Toledo	69 km	11 May – 19 September	2 days later
Ávila	78 km	31 May – 31 August	22 days later
Plasencia	108 km	8 May – 13 October	1 day earlier
Madrid	108 km	14 May – 10 September	5 days later
Segovia	124 km	1 June – 22 August	23 days later
Salamanca	132 km	25 May – 6 September	16 days later

Where to buy zucchini plants and seeds near Talavera de la Reina

Buy plants ready to set out from 9 May to 1 October (from 18 April to 1 October for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 28 March to 10 September. Within 15 km of Talavera de la Reina OpenStreetMap lists 3 farm-supply shops, 1 plant nursery, 2 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 28 October 2026).

Depósito de Parques y Jardines — plant nursery
2 km
Riegos Huertas — farm supply
1 km
El Mercado — market
1 km
Mercado de Abastos — market
1 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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