Greenly Garden

When to plant zucchini in Tulsa: 29 April – 31 August

In Tulsa, zucchini: sow for seedlings from 18 March to 10 August; plant into a greenhouse from 8 April to 31 August; plant out into open ground from 29 April to 31 August. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Tulsa Feed (farm supply, 10 km) and Southwood Landscape and Garden Center (plant nursery, 13 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Zucchini in Tulsa: soil, season and weather

In Tulsa the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 6 March, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the zucchini card — only around 29 April, 54 days later.

Last spring frost6 March
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C29 April, 54 days after the last frost
First autumn frost17 November, 202 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)36
First harvest, if planted in this window4 June – 6 October
Days left for picking166
Daylight12:50 on 8 April, 13:35 on 29 April
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)every 3 days; the driest month, November, has 7 rainy days

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

Zucchini in Tulsa: care after planting

Planted on 29 April: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

Pests and diseases of zucchini to watch for:

Weather in Tulsa during the zucchini season

About 907 mm of rain falls in the season; November is the driest month (73 mm) and May the wettest (164 mm).

MonthDay, °CNight, °CRain, mmRainy daysDaylight on the 15th
April21.910.71551113:06
May26.1161641414:04
June31.821.5108914:36
July33.623.6981014:24
August32.622.81081013:34
September29.919.794712:27
October23.413.1107811:19
November16.46.673710:16

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Zucchini in nearby cities

Around Tulsa, Lawton is 25 days earlier and Fayetteville 10 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Oklahoma City157 km15 April – 24 August14 days earlier
Fayetteville165 km9 May – 24 August10 days later
Joplin168 km5 May – 15 August6 days later
Fort Smith169 km1 May – 1 September2 days later
Wichita209 km2 May – 13 August3 days later
Lawton278 km4 April – 25 August25 days earlier

Where to buy zucchini plants and seeds near Tulsa

Buy plants ready to set out from 29 April to 31 August (from 8 April to 31 August for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 18 March to 10 August. Within 15 km of Tulsa OpenStreetMap lists 8 garden centres, 2 farm-supply shops, 1 plant nursery, 1 market and 1 farm shop (collected 20 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

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.

Questions

When to plant zucchini in Tulsa?

In Tulsa, zucchini: sow for seedlings from 18 March to 10 August; plant into a greenhouse from 8 April to 31 August; plant out into open ground from 29 April to 31 August.

When to sow zucchini for seedlings in Tulsa?

Sow for seedlings from 18 March to 10 August.

When is the last spring frost in Tulsa?

Last spring frost around 6 March, first autumn frost around 17 November.

Other crops in Tulsa, with their dates