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When to plant bell peppers in Curitiba: from 3 September

In Curitiba, bell pepper: sow for seedlings from 14 June; plant into a greenhouse from 13 August; plant out into open ground from 3 September. There is no autumn frost here, so the frost dates set no end to the window.

Bell Pepper in Curitiba: soil, season and weather

In Curitiba the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 19 July, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the bell pepper card — only around 3 September, 46 days later. Curitiba has no autumn frost in the median year, so frost does not end the season.

Last spring frost19 July
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C3 September, 46 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhousefrom 13 August; August outside: 10.3 °C at night, 20 °C by day; card 15–30 °C
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)70
First harvest, if planted in this windowfrom 12 November
Daylight10:36 on 5 July, 11:38 on 3 September
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)every 4 days; the driest month, September, has 10 rainy days

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

Bell Pepper in Curitiba: care after planting

Planted on 3 September: in the first weeks water every 5 days.

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

  • 3 September — feed: balanced (NPK)
  • 1 October — 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 Curitiba during the bell pepper season

No month of the season averages above the bell pepper card's 15–30 °C by day; the warmest, January, averages 25.5 °C. Nights average below 15 °C in September (12.7 °C), October (14 °C) and November (14.7 °C).

MonthDay, °CNight, °CRain, mmRainy daysDaylight on the 15th
September22.612.71051011:55
October22.4141721812:40
November23.414.71211713:21
December25.416.81622113:43
January25.517.82032413:33

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Bell Pepper in nearby cities

Around Curitiba, Cascavel is 40 days earlier and Lages 21 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Ponta Grossa97 km4 September – 4 March1 day later
Guarapuava221 km22 September – 3 March19 days later
Lages286 km24 September – 3 March21 days later
Chapecó382 km12 September – 3 March9 days later
Cascavel425 km25 July – 8 March40 days earlier
Passo Fundo443 km8 September – 26 February5 days later

Where to buy bell pepper plants and seeds near Curitiba

Buy plants ready to set out from 3 September (from 13 August for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 14 June. Within 15 km of Curitiba OpenStreetMap lists 3 garden centres, 2 farm-supply shops, 1 plant nursery, 31 markets and 2 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant bell peppers in Curitiba?

In Curitiba, bell pepper: sow for seedlings from 14 June; plant into a greenhouse from 13 August; plant out into open ground from 3 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 Curitiba?

Sow for seedlings from 14 June.

Other crops in Curitiba, with their dates