When to plant zucchini in Tambov: 1 June – 2 August

In Tambov, zucchini: sow for seedlings from 20 April to 12 July; plant into a greenhouse from 11 May to 2 August; plant out into open ground from 1 June to 2 August.

Zucchini in Tambov: soil, season and weather

In Tambov the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 29 April, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the zucchini card — only around 1 June, 33 days later.

Last spring frost	29 April
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	1 June, 33 days after the last frost
First autumn frost	19 October, 140 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	36
First harvest, if planted in this window	7 July – 7 September
Days left for picking	104
Daylight	15:33 on 11 May, 16:31 on 1 June
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, August, has 6 rainy days

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

Zucchini in Tambov: care after planting

Planted on 1 June: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

Pests and diseases of zucchini to watch for:

Weather in Tambov during the zucchini season

About 260 mm of rain falls in the season; August is the driest month (33 mm) and June the wettest (64 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
June	23.8	12.9	64	11	16:51
July	26	15.4	64	10	16:25
August	25.9	14.6	33	6	14:47
September	19	9.2	41	6	12:44
October	11.3	3.9	58	11	10:42

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Zucchini in nearby cities

Around Tambov, Lipetsk is 3 days earlier and Ryazan 5 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Lipetsk	129 km	29 May – 31 July	3 days earlier
Voronezh	194 km	29 May – 12 August	3 days earlier
Ryazan	239 km	6 June – 6 August	5 days later
Penza	244 km	2 June – 29 July	1 day later
Stary Oskol	293 km	29 May – 5 August	3 days earlier
Saransk	294 km	1 June – 28 July	same day

Where to buy zucchini plants and seeds near Tambov

Buy plants ready to set out from 1 June to 2 August (from 11 May to 2 August for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 20 April to 12 July. Within 15 km of Tambov OpenStreetMap lists 2 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 6 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 27 October 2026).

Ростсельмаш — farm supply
4 km
Рынок "Океан" — market
2 km
Хладко — market
6 km
Тортила — market
3 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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