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When to plant pumpkins in Potenza: 14 June – 31 July

In Potenza, pumpkin: sow for seedlings from 12 April to 19 June; plant into a greenhouse from 24 May to 31 July; plant out into open ground from 14 June to 31 July. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Olimpo Verde (garden centre, 6 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Pumpkin in Potenza: soil, season and weather

In Potenza the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 15 April, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the pumpkin card — only around 14 June, 60 days later.

Last spring frost15 April
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C14 June, 60 days after the last frost
First autumn frost25 November, 164 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)75
First harvest, if planted in this window28 August – 14 October
Days left for picking89
Daylight14:00 on 3 May, 15:04 on 14 June
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)every 5 days; the driest month, July, has 5 rainy days

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

Pumpkin in Potenza: care after planting

Planted on 14 June: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

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

  • 5 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 Potenza during the pumpkin season

About 330 mm of rain falls in the season; July is the driest month (29 mm) and November the wettest (103 mm).

MonthDay, °CNight, °CRain, mmRainy daysDaylight on the 15th
June24.212.347815:04
July27.414.929514:49
August26.814.937713:49
September21.611.354812:30
October177.760911:11
November11.64.1103149:57

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Pumpkin in nearby cities

All the nearest cities on our list plant pumpkin earlier than Potenza; the closest date is in Salerno, 7 days earlier.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Salerno86 km7 June – 16 August7 days earlier
Foggia94 km23 April – 25 August52 days earlier
Bari104 kmfrom 4 May41 days earlier
Taranto123 kmfrom 25 April50 days earlier
Cosenza154 km3 June – 5 August11 days earlier
Lecce202 km3 May – 2 August42 days earlier

Where to buy pumpkin plants and seeds near Potenza

Buy plants ready to set out from 14 June to 31 July (from 24 May to 31 July for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 12 April to 19 June. Within 15 km of Potenza OpenStreetMap lists 2 garden centres, 1 market and 1 farm shop (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

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.

Questions

When to plant pumpkins in Potenza?

In Potenza, pumpkin: sow for seedlings from 12 April to 19 June; plant into a greenhouse from 24 May to 31 July; plant out into open ground from 14 June to 31 July.

When to sow pumpkins for seedlings in Potenza?

Sow for seedlings from 12 April to 19 June.

When is the last spring frost in Potenza?

Last spring frost around 15 April, first autumn frost around 25 November.

Other crops in Potenza, with their dates