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Garden calendar for Empoli: what to sow and transplant month by month Local vegetable-garden calendar for Empoli.
Editions IT Italian EN English Garden calendar for Empoli For Empoli, this calendar shows when to sow, transplant, and protect the garden, based on local frost, heat, dry spells, and crop windows.
How to read the year In Empoli, the garden year is best read from the cautious last-frost date: after April 19, windows become more suitable for sensitive crops.
The strongest part of the calendar falls in June, July, August: these are the months with the most recommended direct-sowing and transplant windows.
Toward autumn, the cautious first frost is around October 29. The main year-level check is: cold risk for sensitive sowing, heat risk for sensitive crops, dry-spell risk: plan irrigation.
Municipality climate summary Municipality Empoli Province Firenze (FI) Region Toscana Median last frost 0C March 26 Cautious last frost 2C April 19 First autumn frost 2C October 29 Average days above 30C 59.33 days Average longest summer dry spell 17.53 days Seasonal guidance Late winter / early spring Direct sowing
Transplants
Watch for: cold risk for sensitive sowingFull spring Direct sowing
Swiss chard Carrot Tuscan kale +13 more Transplants
Broccoli Tuscan kale Onion +11 more Watch for: overall climate risk is moderateSummer Direct sowing
Swiss chard Carrot Tuscan kale +13 more Transplants
Broccoli Tuscan kale Cucumber +11 more Watch for: heat risk for sensitive crops, dry-spell risk: plan irrigationAutumn Direct sowing
Garlic Swiss chard Carrot +8 more Transplants
Broccoli Tuscan kale Fennel +4 more Watch for: cold risk for sensitive sowingMonthly calendar tmin 0.89 C tmax 8.6 C rain 51.3 mm dry 13.17 days Direct sowing: -Start indoors: OnionTransplants: -tmin 0.94 C tmax 9.87 C rain 55.47 mm dry 11.53 days Direct sowing: -Start indoors: OnionTransplants: -tmin 3.31 C tmax 13.64 C rain 54.03 mm dry 13.5 days Direct sowing: OnionStart indoors: Broccoli, Tuscan kale, Onion, +5 moreTransplants: Oniontmin 6.24 C tmax 17.24 C rain 58.71 mm dry 9.23 days Direct sowing: Swiss chard, Carrot, Tuscan kale, +8 moreStart indoors: Broccoli, Tuscan kale, Onion, +6 moreTransplants: Broccoli, Tuscan kale, Onion, +3 moretmin 10.4 C tmax 22.24 C rain 55.49 mm dry 10.9 days Direct sowing: Swiss chard, Carrot, Tuscan kale, +10 moreStart indoors: Broccoli, Tuscan kale, Cucumber, +11 moreTransplants: Broccoli, Tuscan kale, Onion, +5 moretmin 14.76 C tmax 27.88 C rain 42.52 mm dry 12.13 days Direct sowing: Swiss chard, Carrot, Tuscan kale, +13 moreStart indoors: Broccoli, Tuscan kale, Cucumber, +11 moreTransplants: Broccoli, Tuscan kale, Cucumber, +11 moretmin 17.6 C tmax 31.78 C rain 27.78 mm dry 13.53 days Direct sowing: Swiss chard, Carrot, Tuscan kale, +13 moreStart indoors: Broccoli, Tuscan kale, Cucumber, +8 moreTransplants: Broccoli, Tuscan kale, Cucumber, +11 moretmin 18 C tmax 31.86 C rain 33.88 mm dry 13.7 days Direct sowing: Swiss chard, Carrot, Tuscan kale, +12 moreStart indoors: Tuscan kale, Cucumber, Strawberry, +2 moreTransplants: Broccoli, Tuscan kale, Cucumber, +10 moretmin 13.7 C tmax 25.91 C rain 74.4 mm dry 9.3 days Direct sowing: Garlic, Swiss chard, Carrot, +8 moreStart indoors: -Transplants: Broccoli, Tuscan kale, Fennel, +4 moretmin 9.84 C tmax 20.12 C rain 91.49 mm dry 9.4 days Direct sowing: Garlic, Radish, Arugula, +1 moreStart indoors: -Transplants: -tmin 5.54 C tmax 13.82 C rain 106.09 mm dry 8.7 days Direct sowing: GarlicStart indoors: -Transplants: -tmin 1.91 C tmax 9.52 C rain 73.75 mm dry 9.9 days Direct sowing: GarlicStart indoors: -Transplants: -Most flexible crops Recommended windows: April, May, June, July, August, September, OctoberMethod: direct sowingBest estimated success rate: 80%Data reliability: 0.8Recommended windows: April, May, June, July, August, September, OctoberMethod: direct sowingBest estimated success rate: 80%Data reliability: 0.8Recommended windows: April, May, June, July, August, September, OctoberMethod: direct sowingBest estimated success rate: 80%Data reliability: 0.8Recommended windows: March, April, May, June, July, AugustMethod: direct sowing, transplantingBest estimated success rate: 93%Data reliability: 0.83Crops to manage carefully Swiss chard Watch-out: frost risk medium, heat risk high, dry-spell risk high, main limit: frostRecommended windows: April, May, June, July, August, SeptemberHow reliable the window is: recommended windowData reliability: 0.8Broccoli Watch-out: frost risk medium, heat risk high, dry-spell risk high, main limit: frostRecommended windows: April, May, June, July, August, SeptemberHow reliable the window is: recommended windowData reliability: 0.8Carrot Watch-out: frost risk medium, heat risk high, dry-spell risk high, main limit: frostRecommended windows: April, May, June, July, August, SeptemberHow reliable the window is: recommended windowData reliability: 0.8Tuscan kale Watch-out: frost risk medium, heat risk high, dry-spell risk high, main limit: frostRecommended windows: April, May, June, July, August, SeptemberHow reliable the window is: recommended windowData reliability: 0.8Heat and dry spell notes Local note Heat: on average, 59.33 days per year exceed 30C. Intense heat: on average, 12.83 days per year exceed 35C. Summer dry spells: the longest dry phase in summer averages 17.53 days. Method Start from local dates Use the dates for Empoli as practical guidance, then adjust for exposure, elevation, and shelter in your garden.
Check cold, heat, and dry spells Before sowing or transplanting, check frost, cold nights, heat waves, and periods without rain.
Respect crop needs Each crop needs warm enough soil, frost protection, and a different amount of time to reach harvest.
Choose the safest window Use recommended windows as the main reference; move earlier or later only when weather and microclimate help.
Sources and limits Use these dates as practical guidance, not fixed deadlines. Exposure, soil, containers, irrigation, and the next few days' forecast can move the right timing earlier or later.
Municipality registry: ISTAT Local historical climate: NASA POWER Daily API Representative weather point: GeoNames Crop needs: OrtoClima Last data update: May 10, 2026 Related pages
