When to plant pumpkins in Bellinzona: 19 June – 21 July

In Bellinzona, pumpkin: sow for seedlings from 17 April to 9 June; plant into a greenhouse from 29 May to 21 July; plant out into open ground from 19 June to 21 July. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Orticoltura Regusci (farm shop, 4 km) and Agriturismo Alpe Zalto (farm shop, 10 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Pumpkin in Bellinzona: soil, season and weather

In Bellinzona the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 7 April, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the pumpkin card — only around 19 June, 73 days later.

Last spring frost	7 April
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	19 June, 73 days after the last frost
First autumn frost	15 November, 149 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	75
First harvest, if planted in this window	2 September – 4 October
Days left for picking	74
Daylight	14:39 on 8 May, 15:47 on 19 June
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 5 days; the driest month, July, has 13 rainy days

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

Pumpkin in Bellinzona: care after planting

Planted on 19 June: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

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

10 July — 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 Bellinzona during the pumpkin season

About 1007 mm of rain falls in the season; July is the driest month (128 mm) and October the wettest (221 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
June	23.7	13.9	187	15	15:45
July	26.2	15.9	128	13	15:26
August	26.2	15.9	184	12	14:12
September	20.9	11.9	153	12	12:36
October	16.7	7.8	221	12	10:59
November	10.8	2.6	134	12	9:28

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Pumpkin in nearby cities

All the nearest cities on our list plant pumpkin earlier than Bellinzona; the closest date is in Bergamo, 19 days earlier.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Locarno	17 km	30 May – 9 July	20 days earlier
Lugano	22 km	29 May – 10 August	21 days earlier
Como	43 km	29 May – 29 July	21 days earlier
Bergamo	74 km	31 May – 24 July	19 days earlier
Milan	82 km	12 May – 5 August	38 days earlier
Novara	88 km	23 May – 28 July	27 days earlier

Where to buy pumpkin plants and seeds near Bellinzona

Buy plants ready to set out from 19 June to 21 July (from 29 May to 21 July for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 17 April to 9 June. Within 15 km of Bellinzona OpenStreetMap lists 1 garden centre, 1 plant nursery and 7 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Agriturismo Alpe Zalto — farm shop
Alpe Zalto, 6950 · "Periodo di apertura: Da metà maggio a fine agosto. Settembre e ottobre su riservazione." · 10 km · agriturismo.ch
Azienda agricola monti di Condra — farm shop
Mon–Sun 08:00–12:00, 13:00–18:00 · 13 km · luganoregion.com
Orticoltura Regusci — farm shop
I Casasc 5, 6528 Camorino · 4 km
Agriturismo Alpe Rompiago — farm shop
Alpe di Rompiago, Bidogno · 11 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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