When to plant zucchini in Whitehorse: 9 July – 12 July

In Whitehorse, zucchini: sow for seedlings from 28 May to 21 June; plant into a greenhouse from 18 June to 12 July; plant out into open ground from 9 July to 12 July. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Candy's Fruit Stand (farm shop, 1 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Zucchini in Whitehorse: soil, season and weather

In Whitehorse the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 18 May, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the zucchini card — only around 9 July, 52 days later. 81 days separate planting out (9 July) from the first autumn frost (28 September); the card's 36 days to the first harvest leave 45 for picking, so a start 6 weeks late would still fit.

Last spring frost	18 May
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	9 July, 52 days after the last frost
First autumn frost	28 September, 81 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	36
First harvest, if planted in this window	14 August – 17 August
Days left for picking	45
Daylight	19:09 on 18 June, 18:41 on 9 July
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, September, has 11 rainy days

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

Zucchini in Whitehorse: care after planting

Planted on 9 July: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

Pests and diseases of zucchini to watch for:

Weather in Whitehorse during the zucchini season

About 161 mm of rain falls in the season; September is the driest month (44 mm) and August the wettest (59 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
July	21	10.2	58	12	18:20
August	19	8.8	59	11	15:50
September	13	4.3	44	11	12:59

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Zucchini in nearby cities

All the nearest cities on our list plant zucchini earlier than Whitehorse; the closest date is in Anchorage, 2 days earlier.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Juneau	272 km	3 June – 20 July	36 days earlier
Fairbanks	788 km	19 June – 7 July	20 days earlier
Anchorage	801 km	7 July – 28 July	2 days earlier
Yellowknife	1,107 km	30 June – 18 July	9 days earlier
Vancouver	1,477 km	22 June – 31 August	17 days earlier
Edmonton	1,516 km	27 June – 20 July	12 days earlier

Where to buy zucchini plants and seeds near Whitehorse

Buy plants ready to set out from 9 July to 12 July (from 18 June to 12 July for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 28 May to 21 June. Within 15 km of Whitehorse OpenStreetMap lists 1 garden centre and 1 farm shop (collected 28 October 2026).

Candy's Fruit Stand — farm shop
Black Street 208, Y1A 2M9 Whitehorse · 1 km · candysfruitstand.com
Walmart Garden Centre — garden centre
2 km · walmart.ca

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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