When to plant bell peppers in Burlington: 1 June – 14 July

In Burlington, bell pepper: sow for seedlings from 12 March to 15 May; plant into a greenhouse from 11 May to 14 July; plant out into open ground from 1 June to 14 July. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Adam's Farm Market (farm shop, 11 km) and Paul Mazza's Fruit & Vegetables (farm shop, 12 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Bell Pepper in Burlington: soil, season and weather

In Burlington the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 22 April, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the bell pepper card — only around 1 June, 40 days later.

Last spring frost	22 April
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	1 June, 40 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	11 May – 14 July; May outside: 9 °C at night, 19.3 °C by day; card 15–30 °C
First autumn frost	3 November, 155 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	70
First harvest, if planted in this window	10 August – 22 September
Days left for picking	85
Daylight	12:47 on 2 April, 15:18 on 1 June
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 4 days; the driest month, September, has 9 rainy days

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

Bell Pepper in Burlington: care after planting

Planted on 1 June: in the first weeks water every 5 days.

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

1 June — feed: balanced (NPK)
29 June — 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 Burlington 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 27.3 °C. Months that stay below 15 °C even by day on average: November (7.3 °C). Nights average below 15 °C in June and September–November (0.8–14.7 °C).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
June	24.3	14.7	112	13	15:32
July	27.3	18.4	109	13	15:14
August	26	17.6	114	13	14:05
September	22.3	14	78	9	12:34
October	15.6	8.3	126	14	11:03
November	7.3	0.8	96	14	9:38

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Bell Pepper in nearby cities

Around Burlington, Montreal is 2 days earlier and Montpelier 19 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Montpelier	57 km	20 June – 27 June	19 days later
Montreal	117 km	30 May – 12 July	2 days earlier
Sherbrooke	146 km	18 June – 7 July	17 days later
Concord	195 km	1 June – 11 July	same day
Albany	208 km	30 May – 17 July	2 days earlier
Trois-Rivières	213 km	31 May – 9 July	1 day earlier

Where to buy bell pepper plants and seeds near Burlington

Buy plants ready to set out from 1 June to 14 July (from 11 May to 14 July for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 12 March to 15 May. Within 15 km of Burlington OpenStreetMap lists 5 garden centres, 3 markets and 5 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026).

Paul Mazza's Fruit & Vegetables — farm shop
River Road 182, 05452 Essex Junction · 12 km · paulmazzas.com
Adam's Farm Market — farm shop
Old Stage Road 986, Williston · 11 km
Isham Family Farm — farm shop
Oak Hill Road 3466, Williston · 13 km
Claussen's Florist, Greenhouse & Perennial Farm — garden centre
9 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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