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When to plant bell peppers in Pontevedra: from 26 May

In Pontevedra, bell pepper: sow for seedlings from 6 March; plant into a greenhouse from 5 May; plant out into open ground from 26 May. There is no autumn frost here, so the frost dates set no end to the window.

Bell Pepper in Pontevedra: soil, season and weather

In Pontevedra the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 22 January, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the bell pepper card — only around 26 May, 124 days later. Pontevedra has no autumn frost in the median year, so frost does not end the season.

Last spring frost22 January
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C26 May, 124 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhousefrom 5 May; May outside: 11.8 °C at night, 20.3 °C by day; card 15–30 °C
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)70
First harvest, if planted in this windowfrom 4 August
Daylight12:27 on 27 March, 14:55 on 26 May
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)every 4 days; the driest month, July, has 5 rainy days

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

Bell Pepper in Pontevedra: care after planting

Planted on 26 May: in the first weeks water every 5 days.

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

  • 26 May — feed: balanced (NPK)
  • 23 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 Pontevedra during the bell pepper season

No month of the season averages above the bell pepper card's 15–30 °C by day; the warmest, August, averages 26.2 °C. Nights average below 15 °C in May, June and September, October (11.8–14.7 °C).

MonthDay, °CNight, °CRain, mmRainy daysDaylight on the 15th
May20.311.81161214:35
June22.314.3801015:16
July25.716.326515:00
August26.216.635513:56
September23.314.787912:32
October20.412.82601411:07

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Bell Pepper in nearby cities

Around Pontevedra, Vigo is 17 days earlier and Santiago de Compostela 10 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Vigo23 kmfrom 9 May17 days earlier
Santiago de Compostela51 km5 June – 27 August10 days later
Ourense65 km1 June – 13 August6 days later
Viana do Castelo84 km30 May – 22 August4 days later
Braga100 km24 May – 2 September2 days earlier
A Coruña105 kmfrom 5 June10 days later

Where to buy bell pepper plants and seeds near Pontevedra

Buy plants ready to set out from 26 May (from 5 May for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 6 March. Within 15 km of Pontevedra OpenStreetMap lists 2 garden centres, 3 farm-supply shops, 1 plant nursery, 9 markets and 2 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant bell peppers in Pontevedra?

In Pontevedra, bell pepper: sow for seedlings from 6 March; plant into a greenhouse from 5 May; plant out into open ground from 26 May. There is no autumn frost here, so the frost dates set no end to the window.

When to sow bell peppers for seedlings in Pontevedra?

Sow for seedlings from 6 March.

Other crops in Pontevedra, with their dates