GreenlyWhen to plant bell peppers in Calama: from 9 September
In Calama, bell pepper: sow for seedlings from 20 June; plant into a greenhouse from 19 August; plant out into open ground from 9 September. There is no autumn frost here, so the frost dates set no end to the window. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include vivero terra nostra (garden centre, 6 km) and vivero nicolas (garden centre, 6 km); addresses and opening hours are below.
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Bell Pepper in Calama: soil, season and weather
In Calama the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 10 August, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the bell pepper card — only around 9 September, 30 days later. Calama has no autumn frost in the median year, so frost does not end the season.
| Last spring frost | 10 August |
|---|---|
| Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C | 9 September, 30 days after the last frost |
| Into an unheated greenhouse | from 19 August; August outside: 6.6 °C at night, 21.9 °C by day; card 15–30 °C |
| Days in the bed to the first harvest (card) | 70 |
| First harvest, if planted in this window | from 18 November |
| Daylight | 10:50 on 11 July, 11:49 on 9 September |
| Watering outdoors when fruiting (card) | every 4 days; the driest month, September, has 0 rainy days |
The same dates in Calama hold for Cucumber, Eggplant, Zucchini, Pumpkin and Watermelon.
Bell Pepper in Calama: care after planting
Planted on 9 September: in the first weeks water every 5 days.
Feeding, by the card’s schedule from that day:
- 9 September — feed: balanced (NPK)
- 7 October — feed: nitrogen
Pests and diseases of bell pepper to watch for:
- Bacterial spot
- Bacterial wilt (brown rot of potato)
- Colorado Potato Beetle
- Early Blight
- Tomato hornworm
- Tomato russet mite
Dates count from the first planting day of the window above; a later planting moves them by as many days.
Weather in Calama during the bell pepper season
No month of the season averages above the bell pepper card's 15–30 °C by day; the warmest, December, averages 25 °C. Nights average below 15 °C in every month of the season, from 7.8 °C to 10.9 °C.
| Month | Day, °C | Night, °C | Rain, mm | Rainy days | Daylight on the 15th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September | 23.6 | 7.8 | 0 | 0 | 11:57 |
| October | 24.4 | 8.4 | 0 | 0 | 12:35 |
| November | 24.8 | 8.8 | 0 | 0 | 13:11 |
| December | 25 | 9.5 | 1 | 0 | 13:30 |
| January | 24.8 | 10.5 | 2 | 1 | 13:22 |
| February | 24.5 | 10.9 | 6 | 1 | 12:50 |
ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo
Bell Pepper in nearby cities
Around Calama, Sucre is 19 days earlier and Potosí 80 days later.
| City | Distance | Date | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Salvador de Jujuy | 418 km | 22 September – 4 March | 13 days later |
| Salta | 442 km | 26 September – 9 March | 17 days later |
| Tarija | 445 km | 11 September – 21 February | 2 days later |
| Potosí | 460 km | from 28 November | 80 days later |
| Oruro | 535 km | 19 October – 8 January | 40 days later |
| Sucre | 539 km | 21 August – 10 March | 19 days earlier |
Where to buy bell pepper plants and seeds near Calama
Buy plants ready to set out from 9 September (from 19 August for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 20 June. Within 15 km of Calama OpenStreetMap lists 2 garden centres and 2 markets (collected 28 October 2026).
- vivero terra nostra — garden centre
Ojo de Opache cascada ojoopache, calama · Mon–Sun 09:00–21:00 · 6 km - vivero nicolas — garden centre
Ojo de Opache 13, calama · 6 km - Feria Modelo — market
Antofagasta 1938, Calama · Mon–Sat 08:30–18:00 · 1 km - Terminal Agropecuario de Calama — market
Almirante Grau 1158, Calama · Mon–Sat 06:00–14:00 · 2 km
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
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Questions
When to plant bell peppers in Calama?
In Calama, bell pepper: sow for seedlings from 20 June; plant into a greenhouse from 19 August; plant out into open ground from 9 September. There is no autumn frost here, so the frost dates set no end to the window.
When to sow bell peppers for seedlings in Calama?
Sow for seedlings from 20 June.
