GreenlyWhen to plant zucchini in Ferrara: 13 May – 11 September
In Ferrara, zucchini: sow for seedlings from 1 April to 21 August; plant into a greenhouse from 22 April to 11 September; plant out into open ground from 13 May to 11 September. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Azienda agricola Zaniboni Giorgio (farm shop, 4 km) and La Campanella (farm shop, 12 km); addresses and opening hours are below.
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Zucchini in Ferrara: soil, season and weather
In Ferrara the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 21 March, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the zucchini card — only around 13 May, 53 days later.
| Last spring frost | 21 March |
|---|---|
| Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C | 13 May, 53 days after the last frost |
| First autumn frost | 28 November, 199 days after the start |
| Days in the bed to the first harvest (card) | 36 |
| First harvest, if planted in this window | 18 June – 17 October |
| Days left for picking | 163 |
| Daylight | 13:48 on 22 April, 14:44 on 13 May |
| Watering outdoors when fruiting (card) | every 3 days; the driest month, June, has 8 rainy days |
The same dates in Ferrara hold for Cucumber, Bell Pepper, Eggplant, Pumpkin and Watermelon.
Zucchini in Ferrara: care after planting
Planted on 13 May: in the first weeks water every 4 days.
Pests and diseases of zucchini to watch for:
Weather in Ferrara during the zucchini season
About 523 mm of rain falls in the season; June is the driest month (57 mm) and May the wettest (119 mm).
| Month | Day, °C | Night, °C | Rain, mm | Rainy days | Daylight on the 15th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | 23 | 12.8 | 119 | 14 | 14:49 |
| June | 29.6 | 18.2 | 57 | 8 | 15:34 |
| July | 32.1 | 20.4 | 59 | 8 | 15:16 |
| August | 31.6 | 20 | 58 | 8 | 14:06 |
| September | 26.2 | 15.8 | 82 | 8 | 12:35 |
| October | 20.8 | 11.4 | 63 | 9 | 11:02 |
| November | 13.7 | 5.9 | 85 | 11 | 9:36 |
ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo
Zucchini in nearby cities
All the nearest cities on our list plant zucchini later than Ferrara; the closest date is in Modena, 1 day later.
Where to buy zucchini plants and seeds near Ferrara
Buy plants ready to set out from 13 May to 11 September (from 22 April to 11 September for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 1 April to 21 August. Within 15 km of Ferrara OpenStreetMap lists 3 garden centres, 1 market and 3 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).
- La Campanella — farm shop
Via Provinciale 28, Voghiera · 12 km - Azienda agricola Zaniboni Giorgio — farm shop
Via dei Calzolai 243 · 4 km - Vivaio all’aperto e vivaio bonsai — garden centre
0 km - Zucchini Garden — garden centre
4 km
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
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.
- How to grow zucchini
- All frost dates and weather of Ferrara
- Shops and markets: Ferrara
- Selling a surplus in Italy
- Ferrara: #243 of 801 by frost-free season
- Moon planting calendar for November 2026
- How we calculate the dates
Questions
When to plant zucchini in Ferrara?
In Ferrara, zucchini: sow for seedlings from 1 April to 21 August; plant into a greenhouse from 22 April to 11 September; plant out into open ground from 13 May to 11 September.
When to sow zucchini for seedlings in Ferrara?
Sow for seedlings from 1 April to 21 August.
When is the last spring frost in Ferrara?
Last spring frost around 21 March, first autumn frost around 28 November.
