When to plant zucchini in Messina: from 21 May

In Messina, zucchini: sow for seedlings from 9 April; plant into a greenhouse from 30 April; plant out into open ground from 21 May. There is no autumn frost here, so the frost dates set no end to the window.

Zucchini 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 18 °C — the minimum on the zucchini card — only around 21 May, 116 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 18 °C	21 May, 116 days after the last frost
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	36
First harvest, if planted in this window	from 26 June
Daylight	13:44 on 30 April, 14:23 on 21 May
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, July, has 5 rainy days

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

Zucchini in Messina: care after planting

Planted on 21 May: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

Pests and diseases of zucchini to watch for:

Weather in Messina during the zucchini season

About 341 mm of rain falls in the season; July is the driest month (26 mm) and September the wettest (84 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
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
October	22	16.1	78	12	11:15

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Zucchini in nearby cities

Around Messina, Catania is 26 days earlier and Potenza 24 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Reggio Calabria	12 km	24 May – 2 October	3 days later
Catania	87 km	from 25 April	26 days earlier
Cosenza	138 km	3 June – 13 September	13 days later
Palermo	192 km	28 May – 6 October	7 days later
Potenza	273 km	14 June – 8 September	24 days later
Salerno	284 km	7 June – 24 September	17 days later

Where to buy zucchini plants and seeds near Messina

Buy plants ready to set out from 21 May (from 30 April for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 9 April. Within 15 km of Messina OpenStreetMap lists 2 garden centres, 3 plant nurseries and 7 markets (collected 20 October 2026).

Vivaio piante e fiori di Calatozzo Franco — garden centre
10 km
Vivaio Crupi — plant nursery
4 km
Vivaio Forestale — plant nursery
5 km
Vivaio forestale di Ziriò — plant nursery
7 km

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