GreenlyWhen to plant bell peppers in Elche: from 9 April
In Elche, bell pepper: sow for seedlings from 18 January; plant into a greenhouse from 19 March; plant out into open ground from 9 April. There is no autumn frost here, so the frost dates set no end to the window.
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Bell Pepper in Elche: soil, season and weather
In Elche the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 15 January, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the bell pepper card — only around 9 April, 84 days later. Elche has no autumn frost in the median year, so frost does not end the season.
| Last spring frost | 15 January |
|---|---|
| Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C | 9 April, 84 days after the last frost |
| Into an unheated greenhouse | from 19 March; March outside: 9.4 °C at night, 19.5 °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 June |
| Daylight | 10:31 on 8 February, 12:56 on 9 April |
| Watering outdoors when fruiting (card) | every 4 days; the driest month, July, has 1 rainy day |
The same dates in Elche hold for Cucumber, Eggplant, Zucchini, Pumpkin and Watermelon.
Bell Pepper in Elche: care after planting
Planted on 9 April: in the first weeks water every 5 days.
Feeding, by the card’s schedule from that day:
- 9 April — feed: balanced (NPK)
- 7 May — 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 Elche during the bell pepper season
Days average above the bell pepper card's 15–30 °C in July (32.2 °C) and August (32.4 °C). Nights average below 15 °C in April (11.3 °C) and May (14.6 °C).
| Month | Day, °C | Night, °C | Rain, mm | Rainy days | Daylight on the 15th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 21.4 | 11.3 | 46 | 7 | 13:10 |
| May | 25.1 | 14.6 | 31 | 5 | 14:14 |
| June | 29.4 | 18.8 | 15 | 3 | 14:49 |
| July | 32.2 | 21.7 | 6 | 1 | 14:35 |
| August | 32.4 | 21.9 | 13 | 2 | 13:41 |
| September | 28.8 | 19 | 50 | 6 | 12:28 |
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Bell Pepper in nearby cities
All the nearest cities on our list plant bell pepper later than Elche; the closest date is in Castellón de la Plana, 5 days later.
Where to buy bell pepper plants and seeds near Elche
Buy plants ready to set out from 9 April (from 19 March for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 18 January. Within 15 km of Elche OpenStreetMap lists 5 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 3 plant nurseries and 26 markets (collected 27 October 2026).
- Mercat Central Provisional — market
Mon–Wed, Sat 08:00–14:30; Thu, Fri 08:00–14:30, 17:30–21:00; Sun, public holidays closed · 1 km - Mercat del Cementeri Vell — market
Thu 08:30–14:00; Fri–Wed closed · 1 km - Mercadet de la Plaça de Barcelona — market
Mon, Sat 08:30–14:00; Tue–Fri, Sun closed · 2 km - Mercadet de la Plaça de Madrid — market
Mon, Sat 08:30–14:00; Tue–Fri, Sun closed · 2 km
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
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- Shops and markets: Elche
- Selling a surplus in Spain
- Moon planting calendar for November 2026
- How we calculate the dates
Questions
When to plant bell peppers in Elche?
In Elche, bell pepper: sow for seedlings from 18 January; plant into a greenhouse from 19 March; plant out into open ground from 9 April. There is no autumn frost here, so the frost dates set no end to the window.
When to sow bell peppers for seedlings in Elche?
Sow for seedlings from 18 January.
