When to plant pumpkins in Córdoba (Spain): 21 April – 2 September

In Córdoba (Spain), pumpkin: sow for seedlings from 17 February to 22 July; plant into a greenhouse from 31 March to 2 September; plant out into open ground from 21 April to 2 September.

Pumpkin in Córdoba (Spain): soil, season and weather

In Córdoba (Spain) the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 19 January, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the pumpkin card — only around 21 April, 92 days later.

Last spring frost	19 January
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	21 April, 92 days after the last frost
First autumn frost	28 December, 251 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	75
First harvest, if planted in this window	5 July – 16 November
Days left for picking	176
Daylight	11:42 on 10 March, 13:23 on 21 April
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 5 days; the driest month, July, has 0 rainy days

The same dates in Córdoba (Spain) hold for Cucumber, Bell Pepper, Eggplant, Zucchini and Watermelon.

Pumpkin in Córdoba (Spain): care after planting

Planted on 21 April: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

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

12 May — 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 Córdoba (Spain) during the pumpkin season

About 326 mm of rain falls in the season; July is the driest month (1 mm) and November the wettest (67 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
April	21	10.1	55	8	13:10
May	26.4	13.7	34	6	14:12
June	31.8	18.1	14	2	14:47
July	36.3	21.3	1	0	14:33
August	36	21.7	4	1	13:39
September	30.1	17.7	26	3	12:28
October	24.8	14	66	7	11:16
November	17.2	8.2	67	8	10:09
December	14.2	5.5	59	7	9:33

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Pumpkin in nearby cities

Around Córdoba (Spain), Seville is 19 days earlier and Granada 40 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Écija	48 km	9 April – 2 September	12 days earlier
Jaén	87 km	26 April – 22 August	5 days later
Seville	120 km	from 2 April	19 days earlier
Úbeda	123 km	7 May – 8 August	16 days later
Granada	130 km	31 May – 1 August	40 days later
Ciudad Real	143 km	7 May – 3 August	16 days later

Where to buy pumpkin plants and seeds near Córdoba (Spain)

Buy plants ready to set out from 21 April to 2 September (from 31 March to 2 September for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 17 February to 22 July. Within 15 km of Córdoba (Spain) OpenStreetMap lists 2 garden centres and 9 markets (collected 27 October 2026).

Zoco Municipal — market
2 km
Mercadillo de Las Setas — market
3 km
Mercadillo del Arenal — market
Calle El Infierno, 14010 Córdoba · Sun 09:00–14:00 · 2 km · mercadillos.org
Mercado de La Corredera — market
Mon–Thu 08:00–15:00; Fri, Sat 08:00–15:30 · 1 km · mercacordoba.es

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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