When to plant zucchini in Reims: 31 May – 31 August

In Reims, zucchini: sow for seedlings from 19 April to 10 August; plant into a greenhouse from 10 May to 31 August; plant out into open ground from 31 May to 31 August.

Zucchini in Reims: soil, season and weather

In Reims the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 13 April, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the zucchini card — only around 31 May, 48 days later.

Last spring frost	13 April
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	31 May, 48 days after the last frost
First autumn frost	17 November, 170 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	36
First harvest, if planted in this window	6 July – 6 October
Days left for picking	134
Daylight	15:04 on 10 May, 15:55 on 31 May
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, August, has 9 rainy days

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

Zucchini in Reims: care after planting

Planted on 31 May: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

Pests and diseases of zucchini to watch for:

Weather in Reims during the zucchini season

About 458 mm of rain falls in the season; August is the driest month (53 mm) and May the wettest (75 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
May	18.9	8.9	75	12	15:18
June	23.2	13.2	67	12	16:13
July	24.5	14.5	64	10	15:51
August	24.8	14.6	53	9	14:27
September	21.3	11.8	60	10	12:40
October	16.3	8.9	75	13	10:51
November	10.2	4.5	64	12	9:10

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Zucchini in nearby cities

Around Reims, Paris is 2 days earlier and Esch-sur-Alzette 15 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Troyes	107 km	2 June – 1 September	2 days later
Paris	130 km	29 May – 3 September	2 days earlier
Charleroi	131 km	10 June – 29 August	10 days later
Mons	132 km	10 June – 2 September	10 days later
Amiens	144 km	12 June – 4 September	12 days later
Esch-sur-Alzette	144 km	15 June – 1 September	15 days later

Where to buy zucchini plants and seeds near Reims

Buy plants ready to set out from 31 May to 31 August (from 10 May to 31 August for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 19 April to 10 August. Within 15 km of Reims OpenStreetMap lists 10 garden centres, 2 farm-supply shops, 7 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 20 October 2026).

Place Chanzy — market
14 km
Place des Gadons — market
14 km
Marché — market
10 km
Prunay — market
13 km

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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