When to plant zucchini in Salerno: 7 June – 24 September

In Salerno, zucchini: sow for seedlings from 26 April to 3 September; plant into a greenhouse from 17 May to 24 September; plant out into open ground from 7 June to 24 September.

Zucchini in Salerno: soil, season and weather

In Salerno the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 8 March, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the zucchini card — only around 7 June, 91 days later.

Last spring frost	8 March
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	7 June, 91 days after the last frost
First autumn frost	11 December, 187 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	36
First harvest, if planted in this window	13 July – 30 October
Days left for picking	151
Daylight	14:30 on 17 May, 14:59 on 7 June
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, July, has 5 rainy days

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

Zucchini in Salerno: care after planting

Planted on 7 June: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

Pests and diseases of zucchini to watch for:

Weather in Salerno during the zucchini season

About 768 mm of rain falls in the season; July is the driest month (31 mm) and November the wettest (253 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
June	25	15.3	52	8	15:04
July	28.3	18	31	5	14:49
August	28	17.9	44	10	13:49
September	22.9	14.4	118	11	12:31
October	18.7	10.9	120	12	11:11
November	13.6	7.3	253	16	9:56
December	10.3	4.1	150	12	9:17

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Zucchini in nearby cities

Around Salerno, Foggia is 45 days earlier and Potenza 7 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Potenza	86 km	14 June – 8 September	7 days later
Foggia	108 km	23 April – 3 October	45 days earlier
Bari	182 km	from 4 May	34 days earlier
Cosenza	198 km	3 June – 13 September	4 days earlier
Pescara	204 km	8 May – 23 September	30 days earlier
Taranto	209 km	from 25 April	43 days earlier

Where to buy zucchini plants and seeds near Salerno

Buy plants ready to set out from 7 June to 24 September (from 17 May to 24 September for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 26 April to 3 September. Within 15 km of Salerno OpenStreetMap lists 2 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 7 markets and 2 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Mercato Piazza Cavalieri di Vittorio Veneto — market
2 km
Mercatino Rionale — market
3 km
Mercato Coperto — market
8 km
Piazza Mercato (martedì) — 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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