When to plant pumpkins in Maldonado: from 24 October

In Maldonado, pumpkin: sow for seedlings from 22 August; plant into a greenhouse from 3 October; plant out into open ground from 24 October. There is no autumn frost here, so the frost dates set no end to the window.

Pumpkin in Maldonado: soil, season and weather

In Maldonado the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 15 July, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the pumpkin card — only around 24 October, 101 days later. Maldonado has no autumn frost in the median year, so frost does not end the season.

Last spring frost	15 July
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	24 October, 101 days after the last frost
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	75
First harvest, if planted in this window	from 7 January
Daylight	11:44 on 12 September, 13:15 on 24 October
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 5 days; the driest month, November, has 8 rainy days

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

Pumpkin in Maldonado: care after planting

Planted on 24 October: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

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

14 November — 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 Maldonado during the pumpkin season

About 525 mm of rain falls in the season; November is the driest month (73 mm) and January the wettest (105 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
October	19	12.4	88	9	12:56
November	22.3	15	73	8	13:56
December	24.6	17.3	76	9	14:29
January	26.2	19.1	105	8	14:15
February	26	19.4	90	10	13:21
March	24.4	18.2	93	11	12:21

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Pumpkin in nearby cities

Around Maldonado, Paysandú is 33 days earlier and Mar del Plata 19 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Colonia del Sacramento	269 km	from 15 October	9 days earlier
La Plata	274 km	20 October – 20 February	4 days earlier
Buenos Aires	315 km	from 7 October	17 days earlier
Tacuarembó	367 km	14 October – 17 February	10 days earlier
Paysandú	408 km	21 September – 1 March	33 days earlier
Mar del Plata	416 km	from 12 November	19 days later

Where to buy pumpkin plants and seeds near Maldonado

Buy plants ready to set out from 24 October (from 3 October for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 22 August. Within 15 km of Maldonado OpenStreetMap lists 13 garden centres, 2 plant nurseries, 8 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 27 October 2026).

Leñeria La laguna (venta de leña) — market
2 km
Galería Concorde — market
7 km
Galería Caracol — market
8 km
Granja Arias — farm shop
12 km

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