When to plant zucchini in Dijon: 31 May – 2 September

In Dijon, zucchini: sow for seedlings from 19 April to 12 August; plant into a greenhouse from 10 May to 2 September; plant out into open ground from 31 May to 2 September. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Épicerie Locavore des Bourroches (farm shop, 2 km) and Multiferm du Val (farm shop, 7 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Zucchini in Dijon: soil, season and weather

In Dijon the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 12 April, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the zucchini card — only around 31 May, 49 days later.

Last spring frost	12 April
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	31 May, 49 days after the last frost
First autumn frost	19 November, 172 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	36
First harvest, if planted in this window	6 July – 8 October
Days left for picking	136
Daylight	14:51 on 10 May, 15:38 on 31 May
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, July, has 9 rainy days

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

Zucchini in Dijon: care after planting

Planted on 31 May: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

Pests and diseases of zucchini to watch for:

Weather in Dijon during the zucchini season

About 515 mm of rain falls in the season; July is the driest month (59 mm) and October the wettest (90 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
May	18.9	9.4	78	12	15:04
June	24.4	14.1	89	13	15:55
July	26.1	15.5	59	9	15:35
August	26.4	15.5	60	8	14:17
September	21.9	12.1	61	9	12:37
October	16.6	8.6	90	12	10:56
November	9.9	3.6	78	12	9:22

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Zucchini in nearby cities

All the nearest cities on our list plant zucchini later than Dijon; the closest date is in Troyes, 2 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Besançon	74 km	3 June – 1 September	3 days later
Troyes	130 km	2 June – 1 September	2 days later
Neuchâtel	148 km	6 June – 11 September	6 days later
Lausanne	150 km	19 June – 3 September	19 days later
Geneva	150 km	8 June – 31 August	8 days later
Fribourg	170 km	21 June – 20 August	21 days later

Where to buy zucchini plants and seeds near Dijon

Buy plants ready to set out from 31 May to 2 September (from 10 May to 2 September for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 19 April to 12 August. Within 15 km of Dijon OpenStreetMap lists 11 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 1 plant nursery, 11 markets and 7 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026).

Épicerie Locavore des Bourroches — farm shop
Tue–Fri 08:30–13:00, 14:30–19:00; Sat 08:30–13:00 · 2 km · epicerie-locavore-des-bourroches.fr
Multiferm du Val — farm shop
Tue–Fri 09:00–12:30, 14:00–19:00; Sat 09:00–18:00 · 7 km · multiferm.fr
Magapomme — farm shop
Tue–Fri 10:00–12:00, 14:00–19:00; Mon 14:00–18:00; Sat 10:00–12:30, 14:00–18:00 · 11 km · magapomme.com
Poul'et Compagnie — farm shop · sells: poultry
Thu–Fri 14:00–18:00; Sat 09:00–12:00 · 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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