Sowing calendar · Fruiting
Courgette
Cucurbita pepo · Curgete, Calabacín, Zucchini, Zucchina, zucchini, courgette
Calendar
Calendar for mainland Portugal.
- Sow in traysMar–May
- Sow directApr–Jul
- TransplantApr–Jul
- HarvestApr–Oct
- Germination
- 5–10 days · soil from 15 °C
- Spacing
- 100 cm between rows · 80 cm apart
- Sowing depth
- 2.5 cm
- Harvest after
- 45–65 days
- Water need
- high
- Frost
- frost tender
- Life cycle
- annual
- Family
- Cucurbitaceae
- Seed saving
- medium · keeps ~5 years
Notes
Pick at 15–20 cm every 2–3 days. Powdery mildew (oídio) shows up late summer.
Good neighbours
Keep apart from
Months for mainland Portugal. In the app, sowing and planting follow your own local climate and the forecast.