When to plant zucchini in Veliky Novgorod: 12 June – 2 August

In Veliky Novgorod, zucchini: sow for seedlings from 1 May to 12 July; plant into a greenhouse from 22 May to 2 August; plant out into open ground from 12 June to 2 August. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Садово дачный (garden centre, 3 km) and Дар Земли (garden centre, 3 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Zucchini in Veliky Novgorod: soil, season and weather

In Veliky Novgorod the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 2 May, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the zucchini card — only around 12 June, 41 days later.

Last spring frost	2 May
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	12 June, 41 days after the last frost
First autumn frost	19 October, 129 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	36
First harvest, if planted in this window	18 July – 7 September
Days left for picking	93
Daylight	17:15 on 22 May, 18:14 on 12 June
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, September, has 10 rainy days

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

Zucchini in Veliky Novgorod: care after planting

Planted on 12 June: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

Pests and diseases of zucchini to watch for:

Weather in Veliky Novgorod during the zucchini season

About 395 mm of rain falls in the season; September is the driest month (49 mm) and July the wettest (100 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
June	21.9	11.7	81	12	18:18
July	22.8	13.9	100	16	17:40
August	21.6	12.8	90	15	15:29
September	16.5	9	49	10	12:54
October	9	3.5	75	14	10:22

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Zucchini in nearby cities

Around Veliky Novgorod, Pskov is 3 days earlier and Tallinn 9 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Saint Petersburg	167 km	17 June – 3 August	5 days later
Pskov	189 km	9 June – 2 August	3 days earlier
Tver	331 km	16 June – 24 July	4 days later
Polatsk	369 km	11 June – 3 August	1 day earlier
Vitebsk	376 km	18 June – 30 July	6 days later
Tallinn	387 km	21 June – 15 August	9 days later

Where to buy zucchini plants and seeds near Veliky Novgorod

Buy plants ready to set out from 12 June to 2 August (from 22 May to 2 August for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 1 May to 12 July. Within 15 km of Veliky Novgorod OpenStreetMap lists 4 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 3 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 27 October 2026).

Григоровский продуктовый рынок — market
4 km
Магазин Пиреев — farm shop
5 km
Садово дачный — garden centre
10:00–19:00 · 3 km
Дар Земли — garden centre
Mon–Fri 09:00–20:00; Sat–Sun 09:00–17:00 · 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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