When to plant pumpkins in Bariloche

In Bariloche, pumpkin: sow for seedlings from 1 November; plant into a greenhouse from 13 December; plant out into open ground from 3 January. The frost-free season here is shorter than the 75 days the crop needs from planting to harvest (by its card): grow it in a greenhouse or choose an early variety.

Pumpkin in Bariloche: soil, season and weather

In the median year the top 7 cm of soil in Bariloche does not reach 18 °C, the minimum on the pumpkin card, before August; the date follows the last frost (27 December), and the bed stays cooler than the card asks. Only 8 days lie between planting out (3 January) and the first autumn frost (11 January), against the card's 75 days to the first harvest: even an unheated greenhouse, three weeks earlier, falls 46 days short without heat or a faster variety.

Last spring frost	27 December
First autumn frost	11 January, 8 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	75
Days left for picking	-67
Daylight	14:39 on 22 November, 15:03 on 3 January
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 5 days; the driest month, January, has 5 rainy days

The same dates in Bariloche hold for Tomato, Cucumber, Bell Pepper, Eggplant, Zucchini and Watermelon.

Pumpkin in Bariloche: care after planting

Planted on 3 January: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

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

24 January — feed: nitrogen

Pests and diseases of pumpkin 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 Bariloche during the pumpkin season

About 35 mm of rain falls in the season; January is the driest month (35 mm) and January the wettest (35 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
January	17.8	4.7	35	5	14:48

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Pumpkin in nearby cities

All the nearest cities on our list plant pumpkin earlier than Bariloche; the closest date is in Puerto Montt, 5 days earlier.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Puerto Montt	141 km	29 December – 9 February	5 days earlier
Osorno	166 km	29 December – 5 February	5 days earlier
Valdivia	222 km	11 December – 17 February	23 days earlier
Temuco	290 km	9 December – 26 January	25 days earlier
Neuquén	369 km	17 October – 12 February	78 days earlier
Los Ángeles	419 km	23 November – 4 February	41 days earlier

Where to buy pumpkin plants and seeds near Bariloche

Buy plants ready to set out from 3 January (from 13 December for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 1 November. Within 15 km of Bariloche OpenStreetMap lists 6 garden centres, 5 markets and 2 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Ferias Municipales — market
1 km
Mercado Comunitario Bariloche — market
4 km
Mercado del Lago — market
5 km
La Orquita — market
6 km

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