When to plant zucchini in Wichita: 2 May – 13 August

In Wichita, zucchini: sow for seedlings from 21 March to 23 July; plant into a greenhouse from 11 April to 13 August; plant out into open ground from 2 May to 13 August.

Zucchini in Wichita: soil, season and weather

In Wichita the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 3 April, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the zucchini card — only around 2 May, 29 days later.

Last spring frost	3 April
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	2 May, 29 days after the last frost
First autumn frost	30 October, 181 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	36
First harvest, if planted in this window	7 June – 18 September
Days left for picking	145
Daylight	13:00 on 11 April, 13:46 on 2 May
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, September, has 7 rainy days

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

Zucchini in Wichita: care after planting

Planted on 2 May: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

Pests and diseases of zucchini to watch for:

Weather in Wichita during the zucchini season

About 608 mm of rain falls in the season; September is the driest month (72 mm) and May the wettest (177 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
May	24.7	14.1	177	14	14:11
June	30.8	20.3	111	10	14:45
July	32.6	22.3	76	10	14:32
August	31.5	21.4	86	9	13:39
September	28.5	18.3	72	7	12:28
October	21.6	10.9	86	7	11:16

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Zucchini in nearby cities

Around Wichita, Oklahoma City is 17 days earlier and Kansas City 5 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Topeka	207 km	6 May – 12 August	4 days later
Tulsa	209 km	29 April – 31 August	3 days earlier
Dodge City	236 km	4 May – 12 August	2 days later
Oklahoma City	247 km	15 April – 24 August	17 days earlier
Joplin	259 km	5 May – 15 August	3 days later
Kansas City	287 km	7 May – 15 August	5 days later

Where to buy zucchini plants and seeds near Wichita

Buy plants ready to set out from 2 May to 13 August (from 11 April to 13 August for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 21 March to 23 July. Within 15 km of Wichita OpenStreetMap lists 5 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 1 plant nursery, 2 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 20 October 2026).

Walmart Garden Center — garden centre
5 km
Walmart Garden Center — garden centre
7 km
Johnson's Garden Center — plant nursery
4 km
Nomar International Market — market
4 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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