When To Plant Zucchini For Seedlings In 2019: General Dates And The Lunar Calendar

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When to plant zucchini seedlings in 2019 for an early harvest

Zucchini are unpretentious, a decent harvest can be harvested even with the most minimal care. This vegetable crop is found in almost every garden or personal plot. Using the seedling growing method, you can significantly bring the collection of the first fruits closer.

When to plant zucchini for seedlings in 2019

Zucchini are traditionally planted with seeds directly into open ground, since this culture does not tolerate transplanting well. But experienced vegetable growers and summer residents successfully grow vegetables through seedlings. One of the important conditions is the correct choice of sowing timing.

Experienced vegetable growers grow zucchini in seedlings for an early harvest

General terms

Zucchini belongs to thermophilic crops that develop well and grow actively at temperatures not lower than + 11 … + 13 ° C. If the air cools down to values below -1 … 0 ° C, then the plants may die. Therefore, they can be planted in the ground only after stable warm weather is established and the likelihood of return spring frosts is minimal.

Growing squash seedlings ready for transplanting into a greenhouse or soil on the site will take 25-30 days on average. To determine the day of sowing, it is necessary to add another 5-7 days to this number, which will be required for the germination of seeds, and count the amount received back from the expected day of moving into the soil on the site (it is recommended to focus on the long-term weather forecast and average annual temperature indicators in this period). Most often, this time falls in April and the very first days of May.

It is possible to plant zucchini in the ground only after the blowjob is the threat of return frosts

Determining the time of sowing, it is necessary to take into account the varietal belonging of the seed. Early and ultra-early zucchini, not stored for a long time and intended for quick consumption, are planted as early as possible, the very first. Hybrid imported varieties with a long growing season can also be sown early. Local zoned varieties of medium and late ripening periods, which are not supposed to be eaten immediately, are sown 1-2 weeks later.

From my own experience I will say that not all seedlings of cucumbers and zucchini take root. Although I plant them in peat pots and try to plant them in the ground with maximum precautions, about a third of the seedlings always die.

Moon calendar

It is believed that crops that bear fruit above the soil surface should be sown exclusively on the waxing (growing) moon, because during this period all vital juices are directed upward.

Many gardeners are used to focusing on the phases of the moon.

Favorable and desirable days for sowing zucchini for seedlings in 2019 according to the lunar calendar will be:

• February - 8-18;
• March - 9–19;
• April - 8-18;
• May - 7–17.

The following dates will be unsuccessful and unfavorable in 2019 for sowing zucchini:

• February - 5, 7, 21;
• March - 6.7, 21;
• April - 5, 19;
• May - 4-6, 19.

Features for regions

On the territory of the Russian Federation, you can find several climatic zones, the conditions in which are significantly different, therefore, the timing of garden work varies greatly:

• in the southern regions, where spring comes early, zucchini are sown:

  • already in the last February week or in the first March - for greenhouses;
  • towards the end of March - for the beds;

• in the middle lane with a temperate climate, they start growing squash seedlings:

  • at the end of March - for greenhouses;
  • in the first week of April - for open ground;

• in the northern regions, where the climate is unpredictable and harsh, you can not sow zucchini earlier:

  • late April or early May - for soil on the site;
  • the last decade of March - for protected ground.

In different regions, zucchini for seedlings are planted at different times

Although caring for zucchini is not particularly difficult, in order to obtain a rich harvest, it is necessary to follow all the rules of agricultural technology, as well as adhere to the recommended timing of sowing seeds for seedlings and do not forget to focus on the lunar calendar.