When to plant bell peppers in Athens (United States): 17 April – 2 August

In Athens (United States), bell pepper: sow for seedlings from 26 January to 3 June; plant into a greenhouse from 27 March to 2 August; plant out into open ground from 17 April to 2 August.

Bell Pepper in Athens (United States): soil, season and weather

In Athens (United States) the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 12 March, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the bell pepper card — only around 17 April, 36 days later.

Last spring frost	12 March
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	17 April, 36 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	27 March – 2 August; March outside: 7.9 °C at night, 19 °C by day; card 15–30 °C
First autumn frost	22 November, 219 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	70
First harvest, if planted in this window	26 June – 11 October
Days left for picking	149
Daylight	11:00 on 16 February, 13:05 on 17 April
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 4 days; the driest month, November, has 8 rainy days

The same dates in Athens (United States) hold for Cucumber, Eggplant, Zucchini, Pumpkin and Watermelon.

Bell Pepper in Athens (United States): care after planting

Planted on 17 April: in the first weeks water every 5 days.

Feeding, by the card’s schedule from that day:

17 April — feed: balanced (NPK)
15 May — feed: nitrogen

Pests and diseases of bell pepper to watch for:

Dates count from the first planting day of the window above; a later planting moves them by as many days.

Weather in Athens (United States) during the bell pepper season

Days average above the bell pepper card's 15–30 °C in June (30.3 °C), July (32.1 °C) and August (30.9 °C). Nights average below 15 °C in April (11.1 °C), October (13.1 °C) and November (7.6 °C).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
April	22.8	11.1	109	9	13:01
May	26.7	15.8	116	13	13:55
June	30.3	19.8	101	13	14:24
July	32.1	22	109	16	14:13
August	30.9	21.1	129	16	13:27
September	28.8	18.6	101	9	12:25
October	23.6	13.1	75	7	11:22
November	17.7	7.6	70	8	10:25

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Bell Pepper in nearby cities

Around Athens (United States), Macon is 25 days earlier and Asheville 37 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Atlanta	96 km	13 April – 2 August	4 days earlier
Macon	127 km	23 March – 11 August	25 days earlier
Greenville	135 km	23 April – 2 August	6 days later
Asheville	199 km	24 May – 13 July	37 days later
Chattanooga	212 km	27 April – 23 July	10 days later
Columbia	217 km	28 March – 9 August	20 days earlier

Where to buy bell pepper plants and seeds near Athens (United States)

Buy plants ready to set out from 17 April to 2 August (from 27 March to 2 August for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 26 January to 3 June. Within 15 km of Athens (United States) OpenStreetMap lists 1 garden centre, 1 farm-supply shop and 4 markets (collected 28 October 2026).

Farm 441 — market
Macon Highway 6091, 30621 Bishop · 12 km · farm441ga.com
Achachi International Market — market
South Milledge Avenue 2024, 30605 Athens · 3 km
Orient Mart — market
Gaines School Road 1055, 30605 Athens · 5 km
Athens Farmers Market — market
Sat 08:00–12:00 · 3 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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