When to plant bell peppers in Busan: 15 May – 2 August

In Busan, bell pepper: sow for seedlings from 23 February to 3 June; plant into a greenhouse from 24 April to 2 August; plant out into open ground from 15 May to 2 August.

Bell Pepper in Busan: soil, season and weather

In Busan the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 19 March, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the bell pepper card — only around 15 May, 57 days later.

Last spring frost	19 March
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	15 May, 57 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	24 April – 2 August; April outside: 8.7 °C at night, 19 °C by day; card 15–30 °C
First autumn frost	22 November, 191 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	70
First harvest, if planted in this window	24 July – 11 October
Days left for picking	121
Daylight	11:58 on 16 March, 14:00 on 15 May
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 4 days; the driest month, November, has 4 rainy days

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

Bell Pepper in Busan: care after planting

Planted on 15 May: in the first weeks water every 5 days.

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

15 May — feed: balanced (NPK)
12 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 Busan during the bell pepper season

Days average above the bell pepper card's 15–30 °C in August (30.6 °C). Nights average below 15 °C in May (13.4 °C), October (12.3 °C) and November (5.1 °C).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
May	23.4	13.4	127	9	14:00
June	26.8	18.3	197	11	14:31
July	29.6	23	272	17	14:19
August	30.6	23.7	226	17	13:30
September	26.3	19.4	257	14	12:26
October	21.3	12.3	99	8	11:20
November	15.4	5.1	42	4	10:20

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Bell Pepper in nearby cities

Around Busan, Fukuoka is 10 days earlier and Jeonju 4 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Ulsan	47 km	18 May – 27 July	3 days later
Daegu	88 km	16 May – 1 August	1 day later
Jeonju	188 km	19 May – 28 July	4 days later
Daejeon	200 km	17 May – 23 July	2 days later
Gwangju	202 km	17 May – 3 August	2 days later
Fukuoka	215 km	5 May – 31 August	10 days earlier

Where to buy bell pepper plants and seeds near Busan

Buy plants ready to set out from 15 May to 2 August (from 24 April to 2 August for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 23 February to 3 June. Within 15 km of Busan OpenStreetMap lists 27 markets (collected 28 October 2026).

Busan Computer Wholesale Market — market
4 km · boocom.co.kr
Gijang Market — market
15 km
거제시장 — market
0 km
Suyeoung Paldo Traditional Market — market
4 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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