When to plant zucchini in Bologna: 16 May – 12 September

In Bologna, zucchini: sow for seedlings from 4 April to 22 August; plant into a greenhouse from 25 April to 12 September; plant out into open ground from 16 May to 12 September. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Palladino (farm shop, 1 km) and Azienda agricola arte e fiori (farm shop, 6 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Zucchini in Bologna: soil, season and weather

In Bologna the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 10 March, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the zucchini card — only around 16 May, 67 days later.

Last spring frost	10 March
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	16 May, 67 days after the last frost
First autumn frost	29 November, 197 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	36
First harvest, if planted in this window	21 June – 18 October
Days left for picking	161
Daylight	13:56 on 25 April, 14:49 on 16 May
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, July, has 7 rainy days

The same dates in Bologna hold for Cucumber, Bell Pepper, Eggplant, Pumpkin and Watermelon.

Zucchini in Bologna: care after planting

Planted on 16 May: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

Pests and diseases of zucchini to watch for:

Weather in Bologna during the zucchini season

About 518 mm of rain falls in the season; July is the driest month (45 mm) and May the wettest (120 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
May	22.6	12.5	120	14	14:47
June	29.3	17.9	59	7	15:32
July	32	20.2	45	7	15:14
August	31.6	19.9	50	8	14:05
September	26.1	15.6	73	8	12:34
October	20.5	11.2	77	8	11:03
November	13.4	5.8	94	11	9:37

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Zucchini in nearby cities

Around Bologna, Ferrara is 3 days earlier and Florence 12 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Modena	37 km	14 May – 13 September	2 days earlier
Ferrara	45 km	13 May – 11 September	3 days earlier
Ravenna	69 km	15 May – 25 September	1 day earlier
Florence	80 km	28 May – 10 September	12 days later
Mantua	86 km	14 May – 11 September	2 days earlier
Parma	87 km	19 May – 12 September	3 days later

Where to buy zucchini plants and seeds near Bologna

Buy plants ready to set out from 16 May to 12 September (from 25 April to 12 September for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 4 April to 22 August. Within 15 km of Bologna OpenStreetMap lists 9 garden centres, 3 farm-supply shops, 4 plant nurseries, 18 markets and 15 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026).

Palladino — farm shop
Via Galliera 31/A, 40121 Bologna · 1 km
Azienda agricola arte e fiori — farm shop
Via di Corticella 265, 40128 Bologna · 6 km
Podere San Giuliano — farm shop
Via Galletta 3, 40068 San Lazzaro di Savena · 7 km
Azienda Agricola Ca' di Minghetti — farm shop
Via San Leo 5, Ozzano dell'Emilia · 13 km

Each window starts on the Greenly calendar date and ends on the last day that still leaves the crop’s days to harvest (from its card) before the average first autumn frost, plus six weeks of picking for crops harvested over weeks (tomatoes, peppers, aubergines, cucumbers, courgettes, pumpkins, watermelons, beans) — our rule; earlier in the window is safer.

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