When to plant tomatoes in Messina: from 25 April

In Messina, tomato: sow for seedlings from 11 February; plant into a greenhouse from 4 April; plant out into open ground from 25 April. There is no autumn frost here, so the frost dates set no end to the window. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include La Baita Verde (garden centre, 11 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Tomato 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 15 °C — the minimum on the tomato card — only around 25 April, 90 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 15 °C	25 April, 90 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	from 4 April; April outside: 10.9 °C at night, 17.6 °C by day; card 16–27 °C
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	70
First harvest, if planted in this window	from 4 July
Daylight	11:27 on 4 March, 13:33 on 25 April
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, July, has 5 rainy days

Tomato in Messina: care after planting

Planted on 25 April: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

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

25 April — feed: balanced (NPK)
23 May — feed: nitrogen

Pests and diseases of tomato 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 tomato season

Days average above the tomato card's 16–27 °C in July (29.3 °C) and August (29.1 °C). Nights average below 16 °C in April (10.9 °C) and May (14 °C).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
April	17.6	10.9	63	10	13:10
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

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Tomato in nearby cities

Around Messina, Catania is 31 days earlier and Potenza 34 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Reggio Calabria	12 km	3 May – 29 August	8 days later
Catania	87 km	from 25 March	31 days earlier
Cosenza	138 km	13 May – 10 August	18 days later
Palermo	192 km	13 May – 2 September	18 days later
Potenza	273 km	29 May – 5 August	34 days later
Salerno	284 km	21 May – 21 August	26 days later

Where to buy tomato plants and seeds near Messina

Buy plants ready to set out from 25 April (from 4 April for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 11 February. Within 15 km of Messina OpenStreetMap lists 2 garden centres, 3 plant nurseries and 7 markets (collected 20 October 2026).

La Baita Verde — garden centre
SS113dir, Orto Liuzzo · 11 km
Mercato di Sant'Orsola — market
Mon–Sat 06:00–14:00 · 2 km
Mercato Sant'Orsola — market
Mon–Sat 06:00–14:00 · 2 km
Mercato rionale di Giostra — market
Viale Giostra · 3 km

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