When to plant summer squash / zucchini in Zamboanga City
Zamboanga City is frost-free, so summer squash / zucchini's dates key off the local wet and dry seasons and monthly temperatures — not a frost date.
Step 1 · Sow
Direct sow outdoors
Oct 1 – Feb 28
Sow straight into warm, workable soil.
Step 2 · Harvest
Harvest window
Nov 15 – Nov 30
Picking runs until conditions turn against the crop.
Window
Days to maturity
45 – 60 d
From sowing to first pick.
Common questions
When can I sow summer squash / zucchini outdoors in Zamboanga City?
Direct-sow around early October (Oct 1–Feb 28) in Zamboanga City, based on its local frost dates. Confidence 65%.
When will summer squash / zucchini be ready to harvest in Zamboanga City?
Expect to harvest from around mid November (Nov 15–Nov 30) in Zamboanga City, based on its local frost dates. Confidence 58%.
The rule of thumb
Zamboanga City never frosts, so timing is about heat and the wet/dry seasons, not frost. Sow summer squash / zucchini into its window above and keep it watered. Every date here is modelled from Zamboanga City's monthly climate normals, not frost dates.
Confidence 65/100 · Curated · based on NASA POWER (modeled) 1991–2020 · modelled from climate normals.