When to plant bell peppers in Colorado Springs: 6 June – 25 June

In Colorado Springs, bell pepper: sow for seedlings from 17 March to 26 April; plant into a greenhouse from 16 May to 25 June; plant out into open ground from 6 June to 25 June. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include OCC Farmer’s Market (farm shop, 4 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Bell Pepper in Colorado Springs: soil, season and weather

In Colorado Springs the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 3 May, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the bell pepper card — only around 6 June, 34 days later.

Last spring frost	3 May
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	6 June, 34 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	16 May – 25 June; May outside: 5.8 °C at night, 21.5 °C by day; card 15–30 °C
First autumn frost	15 October, 131 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	70
First harvest, if planted in this window	15 August – 3 September
Days left for picking	61
Daylight	12:52 on 7 April, 14:47 on 6 June
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 4 days; the driest month, October, has 4 rainy days

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

Bell Pepper in Colorado Springs: care after planting

Planted on 6 June: in the first weeks water every 5 days.

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

6 June — feed: balanced (NPK)
4 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 Colorado Springs during the bell pepper season

Days average above the bell pepper card's 15–30 °C in July (30.8 °C). Nights average below 15 °C in June and August–October (3.5–14.3 °C).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
June	28.8	12.3	40	7	14:52
July	30.8	15.1	56	9	14:38
August	29.5	14.3	37	7	13:43
September	27	10.9	25	4	12:29
October	19.3	3.5	20	4	11:14

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Bell Pepper in nearby cities

Around Colorado Springs, Pueblo is 34 days earlier and Cheyenne 2 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Pueblo	66 km	3 May – 8 July	34 days earlier
Denver	102 km	28 May – 25 June	9 days earlier
Fort Collins	192 km	7 June – 1 July	1 day later
Cheyenne	257 km	8 June – 23 June	2 days later
Grand Junction	326 km	6 May – 7 July	31 days earlier
Santa Fe (United States)	363 km	3 May – 6 July	34 days earlier

Where to buy bell pepper plants and seeds near Colorado Springs

Buy plants ready to set out from 6 June to 25 June (from 16 May to 25 June for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 17 March to 26 April. Within 15 km of Colorado Springs OpenStreetMap lists 16 garden centres, 2 farm-supply shops, 1 plant nursery, 2 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 20 October 2026).

The Olive Tap — market
North Academy Boulevard 7880, 80920 Colorado Springs · Mon–Sat 11:00–17:00 · 13 km · theolivetap.com
Cole Market — market
North Academy Boulevard 7830, 80920 Colorado Springs · Tue–Sat 10:00–18:00 · 13 km · colemarket.com
OCC Farmer’s Market — farm shop
West Colorado Avenue 2408, 80904 · Jun–Oct: Sat 07:00–13:00 · 4 km · pikespeakfarmersmarkets.com
Rocky Top Resources — garden centre
3 km · rockytopresources.com

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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