When to plant zucchini in Limoges: 6 June – 10 September

In Limoges, zucchini: sow for seedlings from 25 April to 20 August; plant into a greenhouse from 16 May to 10 September; plant out into open ground from 6 June to 10 September. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Saveurs Fermières / Mauvandière (farm shop, 1 km) and Saveurs Fermières / Mas Loubier (farm shop, 2 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Zucchini in Limoges: soil, season and weather

In Limoges the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 1 April, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the zucchini card — only around 6 June, 66 days later.

Last spring frost	1 April
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	6 June, 66 days after the last frost
First autumn frost	27 November, 174 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	36
First harvest, if planted in this window	12 July – 16 October
Days left for picking	138
Daylight	14:57 on 16 May, 15:35 on 6 June
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, August, has 8 rainy days

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

Zucchini in Limoges: care after planting

Planted on 6 June: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

Pests and diseases of zucchini to watch for:

Weather in Limoges during the zucchini season

About 459 mm of rain falls in the season; August is the driest month (41 mm) and October the wettest (102 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
June	23.3	13.5	99	13	15:42
July	25.3	14.7	45	8	15:24
August	25.9	14.9	41	8	14:11
September	21.8	12.1	75	10	12:36
October	17.6	9.6	102	12	11:00
November	11.6	5.2	97	15	9:30

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Zucchini in nearby cities

Around Limoges, Bordeaux is 9 days earlier and Clermont-Ferrand 21 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Poitiers	109 km	30 May – 2 September	7 days earlier
Clermont-Ferrand	141 km	27 June – 26 August	21 days later
Tours	179 km	31 May – 10 September	6 days earlier
Bordeaux	181 km	28 May – 13 September	9 days earlier
La Rochelle	190 km	28 May – 25 September	9 days earlier
Angers	229 km	28 May – 10 September	9 days earlier

Where to buy zucchini plants and seeds near Limoges

Buy plants ready to set out from 6 June to 10 September (from 16 May to 10 September for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 25 April to 20 August. Within 15 km of Limoges OpenStreetMap lists 7 garden centres, 3 farm-supply shops, 3 plant nurseries, 4 markets and 11 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Saveurs Fermières / Mauvandière — farm shop
Rue de la Mauvendière 38, 87100 Limoges · Tue–Thu 09:00–13:00, 15:00–19:00; Sat 08:30–12:30; Fri 09:00–19:00 · 1 km · saveurs-fermieres.fr
Saveurs Fermières / Mas Loubier — farm shop
Rue de la Céramique 10, 87100 Limoges · Tue–Thu 09:00–12:30, 14:30–19:00; Fri 09:00–19:00; Sat 08:30–13:00 · 2 km · saveurs-fermieres.fr
La Petite Ferme — farm shop
Rue de la Tour 14, 87110 Le Vigen · Mon–Thu 09:30–18:30; Fri 09:30–19:00; Sat 09:00–18:00 · 7 km · lapetiteferme.net
Les Jardins de Cocagne en Limousin — farm shop
Allée de Coyol 13 · 6 km · sites.google.com

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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