When to plant pumpkins in Salto: from 22 August

In Salto, pumpkin: sow for seedlings from 20 June; plant into a greenhouse from 1 August; plant out into open ground from 22 August. There is no autumn frost here, so the frost dates set no end to the window.

Pumpkin in Salto: soil, season and weather

In Salto the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 10 July, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the pumpkin card — only around 22 August, 43 days later. Salto has no autumn frost in the median year, so frost does not end the season.

Last spring frost	10 July
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	22 August, 43 days after the last frost
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	75
First harvest, if planted in this window	from 5 November
Daylight	10:14 on 11 July, 11:09 on 22 August
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 5 days; the driest month, August, has 7 rainy days

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

Pumpkin in Salto: care after planting

Planted on 22 August: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

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

12 September — 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 Salto during the pumpkin season

About 656 mm of rain falls in the season; August is the driest month (91 mm) and October the wettest (120 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
August	19.5	9.6	91	7	10:57
September	21.5	11.7	106	9	11:52
October	24.3	14	120	9	12:49
November	27.8	16.8	117	7	13:42
December	29.9	19.1	110	7	14:10
January	31.1	21.1	112	9	13:58

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Pumpkin in nearby cities

All the nearest cities on our list plant pumpkin later than Salto; the closest date is in Paraná, 19 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Paysandú	105 km	21 September – 1 March	30 days later
Tacuarembó	191 km	14 October – 17 February	53 days later
Rivera	236 km	28 September – 13 February	37 days later
Paraná	247 km	from 10 September	19 days later
Santa Fe	262 km	from 20 September	29 days later
Rosario	307 km	29 September – 18 February	38 days later

Where to buy pumpkin plants and seeds near Salto

Buy plants ready to set out from 22 August (from 1 August for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 20 June. Within 15 km of Salto OpenStreetMap lists 3 garden centres and 3 markets (collected 20 October 2026).

Vivero San Roque — garden centre
6 km
Vivero Zordan — garden centre
8 km
Las Pulgas — market
6 km
Supermercado El Picú — market
3 km

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