When to plant zucchini in Padua: 15 May – 11 September

In Padua, zucchini: sow for seedlings from 3 April to 21 August; plant into a greenhouse from 24 April to 11 September; plant out into open ground from 15 May to 11 September. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Coislha Bio (farm shop, 3 km) and Caseificio Traverso (farm shop, 8 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Zucchini in Padua: soil, season and weather

In Padua the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 10 March, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the zucchini card — only around 15 May, 66 days later.

Last spring frost	10 March
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	15 May, 66 days after the last frost
First autumn frost	28 November, 197 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	36
First harvest, if planted in this window	20 June – 17 October
Days left for picking	161
Daylight	13:56 on 24 April, 14:52 on 15 May
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, July, has 11 rainy days

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

Zucchini in Padua: care after planting

Planted on 15 May: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

Pests and diseases of zucchini to watch for:

Weather in Padua during the zucchini season

About 739 mm of rain falls in the season; July is the driest month (85 mm) and May the wettest (161 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
May	21.7	12.5	161	16	14:52
June	27.4	17.6	89	11	15:39
July	29.4	19.5	85	11	15:21
August	29.6	19.5	89	10	14:09
September	24.7	15.3	116	11	12:35
October	19.5	10.7	93	9	11:01
November	13	5.1	106	10	9:33

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Zucchini in nearby cities

Around Padua, Ferrara is 2 days earlier and Verona 14 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Vicenza	30 km	24 May – 7 September	9 days later
Venice	35 km	16 May – 19 September	1 day later
Treviso	40 km	19 May – 6 September	4 days later
Ferrara	67 km	13 May – 11 September	2 days earlier
Verona	70 km	29 May – 10 September	14 days later
Mantua	90 km	14 May – 11 September	1 day earlier

Where to buy zucchini plants and seeds near Padua

Buy plants ready to set out from 15 May to 11 September (from 24 April to 11 September for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 3 April to 21 August. Within 15 km of Padua OpenStreetMap lists 14 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 1 plant nursery, 5 markets and 12 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026).

Caseificio Traverso — farm shop
Via Gioberti 37, 35030 Rubano · Mon–Sat 09:00–12:30, 16:00–19:30; Sun closed · 8 km · caseificiotraverso.it
Azienda Agricola Magnsame — farm shop · sells: milk, cheese, charcuterie
Via San Polo Basso 45, Sant'Angelo di Piove di Sacco · 12 km · facebook.com
Coislha Bio — farm shop
Via Augusto Righi 46, 35143 Padova · 3 km · coislha.net
Azienda agricola La Putta — farm shop
Via Belle Putte 25 · 9 km · aziendaagricolalaputta.it

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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