When to plant pumpkins in Gijón: 11 June – 22 August

In Gijón, pumpkin: sow for seedlings from 9 April to 11 July; plant into a greenhouse from 21 May to 22 August; plant out into open ground from 11 June to 22 August. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Dalpen (garden centre, 3 km) and Viveros Runza (garden centre, 8 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Pumpkin in Gijón: soil, season and weather

In Gijón the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 26 January, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the pumpkin card — only around 11 June, 136 days later.

Last spring frost	26 January
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	11 June, 136 days after the last frost
First autumn frost	17 December, 189 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	75
First harvest, if planted in this window	25 August – 5 November
Days left for picking	114
Daylight	14:05 on 30 April, 15:22 on 11 June
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 5 days; the driest month, July, has 11 rainy days

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

Pumpkin in Gijón: care after planting

Planted on 11 June: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

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

2 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 Gijón during the pumpkin season

About 707 mm of rain falls in the season; July is the driest month (50 mm) and November the wettest (166 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
June	20.7	13.7	112	14	15:24
July	22.8	15.5	50	11	15:07
August	23.5	15.9	50	10	14:01
September	22	13.5	85	13	12:33
October	19.9	11.3	103	13	11:05
November	15.5	7.9	166	16	9:42
December	13.7	5.7	141	15	8:58

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Pumpkin in nearby cities

Around Gijón, León (Spain) is 17 days earlier and Oviedo 8 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Oviedo	25 km	19 June – 11 August	8 days later
León (Spain)	105 km	25 May – 14 July	17 days earlier
Ponferrada	134 km	1 June – 2 August	10 days earlier
Lugo	165 km	1 June – 9 August	10 days earlier
Palencia	194 km	25 May – 18 July	17 days earlier
Burgos	208 km	31 May – 23 July	11 days earlier

Where to buy pumpkin plants and seeds near Gijón

Buy plants ready to set out from 11 June to 22 August (from 21 May to 22 August for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 9 April to 11 July. Within 15 km of Gijón OpenStreetMap lists 4 garden centres, 2 farm-supply shops, 1 plant nursery, 3 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 27 October 2026).

Mercau municipal — market
6 km
Agriver - Distribuciones Agrícolas — farm shop
4 km
Dalpen — garden centre
Camín de La Braña a la Ctra. del Obispo · Mon–Sat 09:30–14:00; Mon–Fri 16:00–19:00 · 3 km · dalpen.com
Viveros Runza — garden centre
Camín de Runza, 33314 · 8 km · viverosrunza.com

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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