When to plant zucchini in Nuremberg: 3 June – 17 August

In Nuremberg, zucchini: sow for seedlings from 22 April to 27 July; plant into a greenhouse from 13 May to 17 August; plant out into open ground from 3 June to 17 August.

Zucchini in Nuremberg: soil, season and weather

In Nuremberg the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 29 April, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the zucchini card — only around 3 June, 35 days later.

Last spring frost	29 April
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	3 June, 35 days after the last frost
First autumn frost	3 November, 153 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	36
First harvest, if planted in this window	9 July – 22 September
Days left for picking	117
Daylight	15:14 on 13 May, 16:02 on 3 June
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, November, has 11 rainy days

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

Zucchini in Nuremberg: care after planting

Planted on 3 June: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

Pests and diseases of zucchini to watch for:

Weather in Nuremberg during the zucchini season

About 411 mm of rain falls in the season; November is the driest month (57 mm) and August the wettest (81 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
June	24.4	13	66	11	16:15
July	25.1	13.9	80	13	15:53
August	25.2	14	81	11	14:28
September	20.6	10.2	62	10	12:40
October	15.2	6.5	65	12	10:51
November	8.2	1.6	57	11	9:08

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Zucchini in nearby cities

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

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Regensburg	89 km	14 June – 21 August	11 days later
Augsburg	121 km	13 June – 23 August	10 days later
Munich	150 km	8 June – 23 August	5 days later
Stuttgart	157 km	5 June – 22 August	2 days later
Plzeň	169 km	18 June – 19 August	15 days later
Erfurt	170 km	9 June – 21 August	6 days later

Where to buy zucchini plants and seeds near Nuremberg

Buy plants ready to set out from 3 June to 17 August (from 13 May to 17 August for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 22 April to 27 July. Within 15 km of Nuremberg OpenStreetMap lists 28 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 2 plant nurseries, 15 markets and 52 farm shops (collected 28 October 2026).

Wochenmarkt Fritz-Munkert-Platz — market
Ziegelsteinstraße 152, 90411 Nürnberg · Wed, Fri, Sat 07:00 - 18:00; public holidays closed · 4 km · nuernberg.de
Fürther Markt — market
Rudolf-Breitscheid-Straße, 90762 Fürth · Mon–Fri 10:00–18:00; Sat 10:00–16:00 · 7 km · fuerther-markt.de
Wochenmarkt Hauptmarkt — market
Mon–Sat 07:00–20:00; public holidays closed · 1 km · nuernberger-wochenmarkt-aktuell.de
Wochenmarkt Palmplatz — market
Tue 08:00–12:00; Sat 08:00–12:00 · 2 km · nuernberg.de

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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