When to plant bell peppers in Stockton: 24 April – 13 August

In Stockton, bell pepper: sow for seedlings from 2 February to 14 June; plant into a greenhouse from 3 April to 13 August; plant out into open ground from 24 April to 13 August. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Pacific Ave Indoor (garden centre, 4 km) and The Fruit Bowl (farm shop, 10 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Bell Pepper in Stockton: soil, season and weather

In Stockton the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 4 February, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the bell pepper card — only around 24 April, 79 days later.

Last spring frost	4 February
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	24 April, 79 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	3 April – 13 August; April outside: 9.2 °C at night, 23.3 °C by day; card 15–30 °C
First autumn frost	3 December, 223 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	70
First harvest, if planted in this window	3 July – 22 October
Days left for picking	153
Daylight	11:06 on 23 February, 13:30 on 24 April
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 4 days; the driest month, July, has 0 rainy days

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

Bell Pepper in Stockton: care after planting

Planted on 24 April: in the first weeks water every 5 days.

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

24 April — feed: balanced (NPK)
22 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 Stockton during the bell pepper season

Days average above the bell pepper card's 15–30 °C in June–September (32.7–36 °C). Months that stay below 15 °C even by day on average: December (13.5 °C). Nights average below 15 °C in April, May and October–December (4.8–12.1 °C).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
April	23.3	9.2	37	5	13:10
May	28.1	12.1	18	3	14:12
June	33.4	15.1	1	0	14:47
July	36	16.4	0	0	14:33
August	35.5	16.7	1	0	13:40
September	32.7	15.4	7	1	12:28
October	26.8	11.6	38	3	11:16
November	18.3	6.9	58	6	10:09
December	13.5	4.8	122	10	9:33

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Bell Pepper in nearby cities

Around Stockton, Fresno is 14 days earlier and Carson City 19 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Sacramento	71 km	24 April – 21 August	same day
San Jose	87 km	from 25 April	1 day later
Carson City	188 km	13 May – 2 July	19 days later
Fresno	190 km	10 April – 15 August	14 days earlier
Reno	217 km	29 April – 8 July	5 days later
Redding	307 km	28 April – 21 August	4 days later

Where to buy bell pepper plants and seeds near Stockton

Buy plants ready to set out from 24 April to 13 August (from 3 April to 13 August for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 2 February to 14 June. Within 15 km of Stockton OpenStreetMap lists 2 garden centres and 1 farm shop (collected 28 October 2026).

Pacific Ave Indoor — garden centre
Pacific Avenue 4633, Stockton · 4 km
Lowes Garden Center — garden centre
Trinity Parkway 10342, Stockton · 12 km
The Fruit Bowl — farm shop
E Waterloo Road 8767, 95215 Stockton · 10 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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