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When to plant pumpkins in Iqaluit

In Iqaluit, pumpkin: sow for seedlings from 23 April; plant into a greenhouse from 4 June; plant out into open ground from 25 June. 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 Iqaluit: soil, season and weather

In the median year the top 7 cm of soil in Iqaluit does not reach 18 °C, the minimum on the pumpkin card, before August; the date follows the last frost (18 June), and the bed stays cooler than the card asks. Between planting out (25 June) and the first autumn frost (3 September) there are 70 days, 5 fewer than the card's 75 to the first harvest; in an unheated greenhouse, three weeks earlier, 16 would be left to spare.

Last spring frost18 June
First autumn frost3 September, 70 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)75
Days left for picking-5
Daylight18:05 on 14 May, 20:48 on 25 June
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)every 5 days; the driest month, June, has 11 rainy days

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

Pumpkin in Iqaluit: care after planting

Planted on 25 June: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

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

  • 16 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 Iqaluit during the pumpkin season

About 260 mm of rain falls in the season; June is the driest month (46 mm) and August the wettest (76 mm).

MonthDay, °CNight, °CRain, mmRainy daysDaylight on the 15th
June6.10.7461120:43
July11.65.2751219:35
August10.84.8761316:24
September50.4631113:06

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Pumpkin in nearby cities

Around Iqaluit, Trois-Rivières is 25 days earlier and Saguenay 7 days later.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Saguenay1,710 km2 July – 8 August7 days later
Quebec City1,891 km21 June – 3 July4 days earlier
Trois-Rivières1,952 km31 May – 4 July25 days earlier
Charlottetown1,977 km27 June – 8 July2 days later
Moncton1,977 km26 June – 10 July1 day later
Fredericton1,983 km28 June – 3 July3 days later

Questions

When to plant pumpkins in Iqaluit?

In Iqaluit, pumpkin: sow for seedlings from 23 April; plant into a greenhouse from 4 June; plant out into open ground from 25 June. 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.

When to sow pumpkins for seedlings in Iqaluit?

Sow for seedlings from 23 April.

When is the last spring frost in Iqaluit?

Last spring frost around 18 June, first autumn frost around 3 September.

Other crops in Iqaluit, with their dates