When to plant bell peppers in Bellinzona: 19 June – 26 July

In Bellinzona, bell pepper: sow for seedlings from 30 March to 27 May; plant into a greenhouse from 29 May to 26 July; plant out into open ground from 19 June to 26 July. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Agriturismo Alpe Zalto (farm shop, 10 km) and Azienda Agricola Gianella (farm shop, 14 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Bell Pepper in Bellinzona: soil, season and weather

In Bellinzona the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 7 April, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the bell pepper card — only around 19 June, 73 days later.

Last spring frost	7 April
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	19 June, 73 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	29 May – 26 July; May outside: 9.2 °C at night, 18.5 °C by day; card 15–30 °C
First autumn frost	15 November, 149 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	70
First harvest, if planted in this window	28 August – 4 October
Days left for picking	79
Daylight	13:47 on 20 April, 15:47 on 19 June
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 4 days; the driest month, July, has 13 rainy days

The same dates in Bellinzona hold for Cucumber, Eggplant, Zucchini, Pumpkin and Watermelon.

Bell Pepper in Bellinzona: care after planting

Planted on 19 June: in the first weeks water every 5 days.

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

19 June — feed: balanced (NPK)
17 July — 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 Bellinzona during the bell pepper season

No month of the season averages above the bell pepper card's 15–30 °C by day; the warmest, July, averages 26.2 °C. Months that stay below 15 °C even by day on average: November (10.8 °C). Nights average below 15 °C in June and September–November (2.6–13.9 °C).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
June	23.7	13.9	187	15	15:45
July	26.2	15.9	128	13	15:26
August	26.2	15.9	184	12	14:12
September	20.9	11.9	153	12	12:36
October	16.7	7.8	221	12	10:59
November	10.8	2.6	134	12	9:28

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Bell Pepper in nearby cities

All the nearest cities on our list plant bell pepper earlier than Bellinzona; the closest date is in Bergamo, 19 days earlier.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Locarno	17 km	30 May – 2 June	20 days earlier
Lugano	22 km	29 May – 15 August	21 days earlier
Como	43 km	29 May – 3 August	21 days earlier
Bergamo	74 km	31 May – 29 July	19 days earlier
Milan	82 km	12 May – 10 August	38 days earlier
Novara	88 km	23 May – 2 August	27 days earlier

Where to buy bell pepper plants and seeds near Bellinzona

Buy plants ready to set out from 19 June to 26 July (from 29 May to 26 July for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 30 March to 27 May. Within 15 km of Bellinzona OpenStreetMap lists 1 garden centre, 1 plant nursery and 7 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Garden Center Bürgi — plant nursery
3 km
Azienda Agricola Gianella — farm shop
Via Campagna 10, 6556 Leggia · Mon closed; Tue closed; Wed–Sun 09:30–24:00 · 14 km · aziendaagricolagianella.ch
Emporio La Stala — farm shop
Via Cantonale 2, 6805 Mezzovico · 24/7 · 14 km · lastala.ch
Agriturismo Alpe Zalto — farm shop
Alpe Zalto, 6950 · "Periodo di apertura: Da metà maggio a fine agosto. Settembre e ottobre su riservazione." · 10 km · agriturismo.ch

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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