When to plant zucchini in Toledo (United States): 24 May – 21 August

In Toledo (United States), zucchini: sow for seedlings from 12 April to 31 July; plant into a greenhouse from 3 May to 21 August; plant out into open ground from 24 May to 21 August.

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

In Toledo (United States) the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 22 April, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the zucchini card — only around 24 May, 32 days later.

Last spring frost	22 April
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	24 May, 32 days after the last frost
First autumn frost	7 November, 167 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	36
First harvest, if planted in this window	29 June – 26 September
Days left for picking	131
Daylight	14:04 on 3 May, 14:47 on 24 May
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, September, has 8 rainy days

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

Zucchini in Toledo (United States): care after planting

Planted on 24 May: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

Pests and diseases of zucchini to watch for:

Weather in Toledo (United States) during the zucchini season

About 556 mm of rain falls in the season; September is the driest month (59 mm) and July the wettest (96 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
May	20.7	11.3	95	13	14:31
June	26.6	17.2	78	11	15:11
July	28.6	19.6	96	12	14:55
August	27.2	18.7	83	11	13:53
September	24.1	15.8	59	8	12:31
October	17.8	9.5	82	11	11:09
November	9.8	2.4	63	9	9:52

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Zucchini in nearby cities

Around Toledo (United States), Fort Wayne is 3 days earlier and Ann Arbor 5 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Ann Arbor	72 km	29 May – 19 August	5 days later
Windsor	84 km	27 May – 21 August	3 days later
Detroit	86 km	27 May – 21 August	3 days later
Lansing	145 km	28 May – 16 August	4 days later
Fort Wayne	148 km	21 May – 16 August	3 days earlier
Cleveland	154 km	28 May – 4 September	4 days later

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

Buy plants ready to set out from 24 May to 21 August (from 3 May to 21 August for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 12 April to 31 July. Within 15 km of Toledo (United States) OpenStreetMap lists 4 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 5 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 29 October 2026).

Hachman Farm Supply Inc — farm supply
15 km
Libbey Factory Outlet — market
1 km
Old West End Collector's Corner — market
4 km
National Seating & Mobility — market
13 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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