When to plant bell peppers in Greensboro: 28 April – 24 July

In Greensboro, bell pepper: sow for seedlings from 6 February to 25 May; plant into a greenhouse from 7 April to 24 July; plant out into open ground from 28 April to 24 July.

Bell Pepper in Greensboro: soil, season and weather

In Greensboro the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 23 March, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the bell pepper card — only around 28 April, 36 days later.

Last spring frost	23 March
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	28 April, 36 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	7 April – 24 July; April outside: 10.1 °C at night, 22 °C by day; card 15–30 °C
First autumn frost	13 November, 199 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	70
First harvest, if planted in this window	7 July – 2 October
Days left for picking	129
Daylight	11:19 on 27 February, 13:33 on 28 April
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 4 days; the driest month, November, has 7 rainy days

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

Bell Pepper in Greensboro: care after planting

Planted on 28 April: in the first weeks water every 5 days.

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

28 April — feed: balanced (NPK)
26 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 Greensboro during the bell pepper season

Days average above the bell pepper card's 15–30 °C in July (31.9 °C). Nights average below 15 °C in April (10.1 °C), October (11.9 °C) and November (5.8 °C).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
April	22	10.1	95	9	13:05
May	25.7	15	116	12	14:04
June	29.7	18.9	86	11	14:36
July	31.9	21.6	116	14	14:23
August	29.9	20.4	105	14	13:33
September	27.3	17.7	126	10	12:27
October	21.8	11.9	83	7	11:19
November	15.9	5.8	70	7	10:17

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Bell Pepper in nearby cities

Around Greensboro, Columbia is 31 days earlier and Asheville 26 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Raleigh	109 km	18 April – 30 July	10 days earlier
Charlotte	133 km	13 April – 24 July	15 days earlier
Asheville	254 km	24 May – 13 July	26 days later
Columbia	256 km	28 March – 9 August	31 days earlier
Richmond	265 km	30 April – 27 July	2 days later
Wilmington	269 km	2 April – 11 August	26 days earlier

Where to buy bell pepper plants and seeds near Greensboro

Buy plants ready to set out from 28 April to 24 July (from 7 April to 24 July for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 6 February to 25 May. Within 15 km of Greensboro OpenStreetMap lists 8 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 9 markets and 6 farm shops (collected 29 October 2026).

Greensboro Farmers Curb Market — market
Yanceyville Street 501, 27405 Greensboro · Sat 08:00–12:00 · 1 km · gsofarmersmarket.org
Charlie Grocery — market
South Elm Street 306 · Mon–Sat 10:00–19:00 · 0 km
The Bridge Marketplace — market
East Market Street 404 · Fri 11:00–19:00; Sat 11:00–19:00; Sun 13:00–17:00 · 1 km
Rahim Meat Market — market
West Gate City Boulevard 3806 · 7 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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