When to plant bell peppers in Syracuse (United States): 31 May – 17 July

In Syracuse (United States), bell pepper: sow for seedlings from 11 March to 18 May; plant into a greenhouse from 10 May to 17 July; plant out into open ground from 31 May to 17 July. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Barbagallo's Farm Stand (farm shop, 5 km) and The Hollow (farm shop, 12 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Bell Pepper in Syracuse (United States): soil, season and weather

In Syracuse (United States) the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 28 April, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the bell pepper card — only around 31 May, 33 days later.

Last spring frost	28 April
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	31 May, 33 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	10 May – 17 July; May outside: 9.2 °C at night, 19.5 °C by day; card 15–30 °C
First autumn frost	6 November, 159 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	70
First harvest, if planted in this window	9 August – 25 September
Days left for picking	89
Daylight	12:42 on 1 April, 15:07 on 31 May
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 4 days; the driest month, September, has 10 rainy days

The same dates in Syracuse (United States) hold for Cucumber, Eggplant, Zucchini, Pumpkin and Watermelon.

Bell Pepper in Syracuse (United States): care after planting

Planted on 31 May: in the first weeks water every 5 days.

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

31 May — feed: balanced (NPK)
28 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 Syracuse (United States) during the bell pepper season

No month of the season averages above the bell pepper card's 15–30 °C by day; the warmest, July, averages 27.2 °C. Months that stay below 15 °C even by day on average: November (8.2 °C). Nights average below 15 °C in May, June and September–November (1.1–14.7 °C).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
May	19.5	9.2	108	14	14:38
June	24.4	14.7	111	14	15:21
July	27.2	18	126	14	15:04
August	25.6	17.2	131	14	13:59
September	22.5	13.7	89	10	12:33
October	16.3	8.2	129	15	11:06
November	8.2	1.1	103	16	9:45

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Bell Pepper in nearby cities

Around Syracuse (United States), Buffalo is 2 days earlier and Ottawa 11 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Ithaca	74 km	31 May – 19 July	same day
Rochester	121 km	2 June – 23 July	2 days later
Albany	199 km	30 May – 17 July	1 day earlier
Buffalo	224 km	29 May – 21 July	2 days earlier
Ottawa	266 km	11 June – 12 July	11 days later
Toronto	270 km	29 May – 10 July	2 days earlier

Where to buy bell pepper plants and seeds near Syracuse (United States)

Buy plants ready to set out from 31 May to 17 July (from 10 May to 17 July for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 11 March to 18 May. Within 15 km of Syracuse (United States) OpenStreetMap lists 7 garden centres, 1 plant nursery, 3 markets and 7 farm shops (collected 29 October 2026).

Barbagallo's Farm Stand — farm shop
Thompson Road 6287, 13206 Syracuse · 5 km
The Hollow — farm shop
Mon–Sun 09:00–18:00 · 12 km · thehollow.com
Delaney Farms — farm shop
Kasson Road · Mon–Sun 10:30–18:30 · 12 km
Country Max — farm shop
Crabtree Lane 5808, 13039 Cicero · 14 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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