When to plant bell peppers in Paraná: from 10 September

In Paraná, bell pepper: sow for seedlings from 21 June; plant into a greenhouse from 20 August; plant out into open ground from 10 September. There is no autumn frost here, so the frost dates set no end to the window.

Bell Pepper in Paraná: soil, season and weather

In Paraná the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 8 July, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the bell pepper card — only around 10 September, 64 days later. Paraná has no autumn frost in the median year, so frost does not end the season.

Last spring frost	8 July
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	10 September, 64 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	from 20 August; August outside: 9.7 °C at night, 19.3 °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 19 November
Daylight	10:13 on 12 July, 11:43 on 10 September
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 4 days; the driest month, September, has 5 rainy days

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

Bell Pepper in Paraná: care after planting

Planted on 10 September: in the first weeks water every 5 days.

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

10 September — feed: balanced (NPK)
8 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 Paraná during the bell pepper season

Days average above the bell pepper card's 15–30 °C in January (30.9 °C). Nights average below 15 °C in September (11.8 °C) and October (14.4 °C).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
September	22.1	11.8	44	5	11:52
October	24.8	14.4	84	8	12:50
November	27.8	17.4	89	7	13:44
December	29.8	19.7	98	8	14:12
January	30.9	21.6	118	8	14:00
February	29.9	20.8	107	7	13:13

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Bell Pepper in nearby cities

Around Paraná, Salto is 19 days earlier and Buenos Aires 27 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Santa Fe	19 km	from 20 September	10 days later
Rosario	136 km	29 September – 23 February	19 days later
Paysandú	240 km	21 September – 6 March	11 days later
Salto	247 km	from 22 August	19 days earlier
Córdoba	347 km	1 October – 23 February	21 days later
Buenos Aires	377 km	from 7 October	27 days later

Where to buy bell pepper plants and seeds near Paraná

Buy plants ready to set out from 10 September (from 20 August for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 21 June. Within 15 km of Paraná OpenStreetMap lists 1 garden centre and 5 markets (collected 27 October 2026).

Día — market
Benicio López, 3100 Paraná · 6 km
Mercado Concentrador El Charrua — market
Almafuerte, 3100 Paraná · 6 km
Vivero Municipal de Paraná — garden centre
8 km
El Progreso — market
5 km

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