When to plant cucumbers in Messina: from 21 May

In Messina, cucumber: sow for seedlings from 2 April; plant into a greenhouse from 30 April; plant out into open ground from 21 May. There is no autumn frost here, so the frost dates set no end to the window.

Cucumber in Messina: soil, season and weather

In Messina the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 25 January, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the cucumber card — only around 21 May, 116 days later. Messina has no autumn frost in the median year, so frost does not end the season.

Last spring frost	25 January
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	21 May, 116 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	from 30 April; April outside: 10.9 °C at night, 17.6 °C by day; card 18–25 °C
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	34
First harvest, if planted in this window	from 24 June
Daylight	13:29 on 23 April, 14:23 on 21 May
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 2 days; the driest month, July, has 5 rainy days

The same dates in Messina hold for Bell Pepper, Eggplant, Zucchini, Pumpkin and Watermelon.

Cucumber in Messina: care after planting

Planted on 21 May: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

Feeding, by the card’s schedule from that day:

28 May — feed: nitrogen

Pests and diseases of cucumber to watch for:

Dates count from the first planting day of the window above; a later planting moves them by as many days.

Weather in Messina during the cucumber season

No month of the season averages above the cucumber card's 18–35 °C by day; the warmest, July, averages 29.3 °C. Nights average below 18 °C in May (14 °C) and October (16.1 °C).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
May	21.1	14	72	10	14:14
June	26.5	18.6	40	6	14:48
July	29.3	21.5	26	5	14:35
August	29.1	21.9	41	7	13:40
September	25.9	19.4	84	12	12:28
October	22	16.1	78	12	11:15

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Cucumber in nearby cities

Around Messina, Catania is 26 days earlier and Potenza 24 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Reggio Calabria	12 km	24 May – 4 October	3 days later
Catania	87 km	from 25 April	26 days earlier
Cosenza	138 km	3 June – 15 September	13 days later
Palermo	192 km	28 May – 8 October	7 days later
Potenza	273 km	14 June – 10 September	24 days later
Salerno	284 km	7 June – 26 September	17 days later

Where to buy cucumber plants and seeds near Messina

Buy plants ready to set out from 21 May (from 30 April for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 2 April. Within 15 km of Messina OpenStreetMap lists 2 garden centres, 3 plant nurseries and 7 markets (collected 20 October 2026).

Vivaio piante e fiori di Calatozzo Franco — garden centre
10 km
Vivaio Crupi — plant nursery
4 km
Vivaio Forestale — plant nursery
5 km
Vivaio forestale di Ziriò — plant nursery
7 km

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