When to plant bell peppers in Fez: from 14 April

In Fez, bell pepper: sow for seedlings from 23 January; plant into a greenhouse from 24 March; plant out into open ground from 14 April. There is no autumn frost here, so the frost dates set no end to the window.

Bell Pepper in Fez: soil, season and weather

In Fez the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 1 February, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the bell pepper card — only around 14 April, 72 days later. Fez has no autumn frost in the median year, so frost does not end the season.

Last spring frost	1 February
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	14 April, 72 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	from 24 March; March outside: 8.2 °C at night, 19.8 °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 23 June
Daylight	10:54 on 13 February, 12:59 on 14 April
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 4 days; the driest month, July, has 0 rainy days

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

Bell Pepper in Fez: care after planting

Planted on 14 April: in the first weeks water every 5 days.

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

14 April — feed: balanced (NPK)
12 May — 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 Fez during the bell pepper season

Days average above the bell pepper card's 15–30 °C in June–September (32.2–37.4 °C). Nights average below 15 °C in April (10.6 °C) and May (14 °C).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
April	23.1	10.6	59	9	13:01
May	28	14	36	6	13:55
June	32.4	17.4	9	2	14:24
July	37.3	20.5	1	0	14:13
August	37.4	21.4	6	1	13:27
September	32.2	18.3	20	4	12:25

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Bell Pepper in nearby cities

Around Fez, Seville is 12 days earlier and Granada 47 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Jerez de la Frontera	313 km	from 18 April	4 days later
Tlemcen	350 km	22 April – 11 September	8 days later
Granada	372 km	31 May – 6 August	47 days later
Seville	384 km	from 2 April	12 days earlier
Écija	390 km	9 April – 7 September	5 days earlier
Córdoba (Spain)	430 km	21 April – 7 September	7 days later

Where to buy bell pepper plants and seeds near Fez

Buy plants ready to set out from 14 April (from 24 March for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 23 January. Within 15 km of Fez OpenStreetMap lists 1 farm-supply shop and 16 markets (collected 27 October 2026).

Fondouk Tazi — market
4 km
Qaat Smen — market
4 km
Qaat Smen قاعة السمن — market
4 km
Tannerie Ain Azliten — market
4 km

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