When to plant bell peppers in Carson City: 13 May – 2 July

In Carson City, bell pepper: sow for seedlings from 21 February to 3 May; plant into a greenhouse from 22 April to 2 July; plant out into open ground from 13 May to 2 July. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Greenhouse Garden Center (garden centre, 2 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Bell Pepper in Carson City: soil, season and weather

In Carson City the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 1 May, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the bell pepper card — only around 13 May, 12 days later.

Last spring frost	1 May
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	13 May, 12 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	22 April – 2 July; April outside: 2.5 °C at night, 13.9 °C by day; card 15–30 °C
First autumn frost	22 October, 162 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	70
First harvest, if planted in this window	22 July – 10 September
Days left for picking	92
Daylight	11:51 on 14 March, 14:14 on 13 May
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 4 days; the driest month, July, has 1 rainy day

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

Bell Pepper in Carson City: care after planting

Planted on 13 May: in the first weeks water every 5 days.

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

13 May — feed: balanced (NPK)
10 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 Carson City during the bell pepper season

Days average above the bell pepper card's 15–30 °C in July (30.6 °C). Nights average below 15 °C in May, June and September, October (6.2–12.2 °C).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
May	19	6.9	24	6	14:18
June	26	12.2	8	2	14:54
July	30.6	16.2	3	1	14:40
August	29.4	15.7	8	2	13:44
September	24.5	12.1	11	3	12:29
October	17.5	6.2	37	4	11:13

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Bell Pepper in nearby cities

All the nearest cities on our list plant bell pepper earlier than Carson City; the closest date is in Reno, 14 days earlier.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Reno	41 km	29 April – 8 July	14 days earlier
Sacramento	162 km	24 April – 21 August	19 days earlier
Stockton	188 km	24 April – 13 August	19 days earlier
Fresno	268 km	10 April – 15 August	33 days earlier
San Jose	274 km	from 25 April	18 days earlier
Redding	274 km	28 April – 21 August	15 days earlier

Where to buy bell pepper plants and seeds near Carson City

Buy plants ready to set out from 13 May to 2 July (from 22 April to 2 July for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 21 February to 3 May. Within 15 km of Carson City OpenStreetMap lists 3 garden centres and 1 market (collected 28 October 2026).

Greenhouse Garden Center — garden centre
South Curry Street 2450, 89703 Carson City · 2 km · greenhousegardencenter.com
Carson Farmers Market — market
Sat 08:30–13:00 · 1 km · carsonfarmersmarket.com
Walmart Garden Center — garden centre
3 km
Walmart Garden Center — garden centre
6 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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