When to plant bell peppers in Montpellier: 8 May – 7 September

In Montpellier, bell pepper: sow for seedlings from 16 February to 9 July; plant into a greenhouse from 17 April to 7 September; plant out into open ground from 8 May to 7 September. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Gamm Vert (garden centre, 6 km) and Espace Nature (garden centre, 7 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Bell Pepper in Montpellier: soil, season and weather

In Montpellier the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 27 January, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the bell pepper card — only around 8 May, 101 days later.

Last spring frost	27 January
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	8 May, 101 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	17 April – 7 September; April outside: 9.7 °C at night, 18.1 °C by day; card 15–30 °C
First autumn frost	28 December, 234 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	70
First harvest, if planted in this window	17 July – 16 November
Days left for picking	164
Daylight	11:34 on 9 March, 14:26 on 8 May
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 4 days; the driest month, July, has 3 rainy days

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

Bell Pepper in Montpellier: care after planting

Planted on 8 May: in the first weeks water every 5 days.

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

8 May — feed: balanced (NPK)
5 June — 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 Montpellier during the bell pepper season

Days average above the bell pepper card's 15–30 °C in July (30.1 °C). Months that stay below 15 °C even by day on average: December (12.7 °C). Nights average below 15 °C in May and October–December (5.6–13.4 °C).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
May	22	13.4	73	8	14:42
June	26.9	18.3	39	6	15:25
July	30.1	20.6	17	3	15:08
August	29.5	20.2	33	4	14:01
September	25.1	16.6	71	6	12:33
October	20.9	13.3	103	11	11:05
November	15.6	8.4	97	11	9:42
December	12.7	5.6	68	9	8:58

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Bell Pepper in nearby cities

Around Montpellier, Perpignan is 14 days earlier and Valence 21 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Nîmes	46 km	17 May – 11 August	9 days later
Avignon	84 km	18 May – 12 August	10 days later
Marseille	125 km	from 10 May	2 days later
Perpignan	129 km	24 April – 22 August	14 days earlier
Valence	168 km	29 May – 1 August	21 days later
Toulouse	196 km	29 May – 8 August	21 days later

Where to buy bell pepper plants and seeds near Montpellier

Buy plants ready to set out from 8 May to 7 September (from 17 April to 7 September for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 16 February to 9 July. Within 15 km of Montpellier OpenStreetMap lists 20 garden centres, 11 plant nurseries, 47 markets and 14 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026).

Gamm Vert — garden centre
Mon–Fri 09:00–12:30, 14:00–19:00; Sat 09:00–19:00 · 6 km
Espace Nature — garden centre
Mon–Sat 08:30–12:30, 14:00–19:00; Sun closed · 7 km
Pépinière RUIZ — plant nursery
chemin de la poste 1, 34130 SAINT AUNES · Mon–Sat 08:00–12:00, 14:00–18:00; Sun closed · 8 km · pepinieres-ruiz.fr
Pépinière PEREZ — plant nursery
Chemin de Mezouls à Bosc-Viel, Mauguio · Mon–Fri 08:00–12:00, 14:00–18:00; Sat 08:00–12:00, 14:00–17:00; Sun 08:00–12:00 · 8 km · earlperez.wixsite.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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