When to plant zucchini in Vladikavkaz: 28 June – 5 August

In Vladikavkaz, zucchini: sow for seedlings from 17 May to 15 July; plant into a greenhouse from 7 June to 5 August; plant out into open ground from 28 June to 5 August.

Zucchini in Vladikavkaz: soil, season and weather

In Vladikavkaz the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 27 April, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the zucchini card — only around 28 June, 62 days later.

Last spring frost	27 April
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	28 June, 62 days after the last frost
First autumn frost	22 October, 116 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	36
First harvest, if planted in this window	3 August – 10 September
Days left for picking	80
Daylight	15:15 on 7 June, 15:21 on 28 June
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, October, has 10 rainy days

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

Zucchini in Vladikavkaz: care after planting

Planted on 28 June: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

Pests and diseases of zucchini to watch for:

Weather in Vladikavkaz during the zucchini season

About 556 mm of rain falls in the season; October is the driest month (59 mm) and June the wettest (177 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
June	21.5	11.2	177	18	15:21
July	23.7	13.8	132	14	15:04
August	24.2	13.8	92	11	13:59
September	18.6	9.3	96	12	12:33
October	13.6	3.5	59	10	11:06

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Zucchini in nearby cities

All the nearest cities on our list plant zucchini earlier than Vladikavkaz; the closest date is in Gyumri, 17 days earlier.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Nalchik	99 km	3 June – 17 August	25 days earlier
Tbilisi	147 km	24 May – 29 August	35 days earlier
Kutaisi	182 km	23 May – 3 October	36 days earlier
Makhachkala	230 km	9 May – 23 September	50 days earlier
Vanadzor	248 km	23 May – 9 July	36 days earlier
Gyumri	259 km	11 June – 3 August	17 days earlier

Where to buy zucchini plants and seeds near Vladikavkaz

Buy plants ready to set out from 28 June to 5 August (from 7 June to 5 August for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 17 May to 15 July. Within 15 km of Vladikavkaz OpenStreetMap lists 1 garden centre, 11 markets and 2 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

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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