When to plant pumpkins in Santa Fe (United States): 3 May – 1 July

In Santa Fe (United States), pumpkin: sow for seedlings from 1 March to 20 May; plant into a greenhouse from 12 April to 1 July; plant out into open ground from 3 May to 1 July. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Sabo Botanicals (garden centre, 0 km) and Agua Fria Nursery (garden centre, 3 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Pumpkin in Santa Fe (United States): soil, season and weather

In Santa Fe (United States) the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 20 April, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the pumpkin card — only around 3 May, 13 days later.

Last spring frost	20 April
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	3 May, 13 days after the last frost
First autumn frost	26 October, 176 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	75
First harvest, if planted in this window	17 July – 14 September
Days left for picking	101
Daylight	12:11 on 22 March, 13:41 on 3 May
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 5 days; the driest month, June, has 6 rainy days

The same dates in Santa Fe (United States) hold for Cucumber, Bell Pepper, Eggplant, Zucchini and Watermelon.

Pumpkin in Santa Fe (United States): care after planting

Planted on 3 May: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

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

24 May — 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 Santa Fe (United States) during the pumpkin season

About 191 mm of rain falls in the season; June is the driest month (29 mm) and July the wettest (35 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
May	22.3	8.6	30	6	14:02
June	28.2	14.4	29	6	14:34
July	29.3	16.4	35	8	14:21
August	27.7	15.5	32	7	13:32
September	24.7	12.1	34	6	12:26
October	18.1	6.2	31	5	11:20

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Pumpkin in nearby cities

Around Santa Fe (United States), El Paso is 41 days earlier and Colorado Springs 34 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Albuquerque	94 km	18 April – 15 July	15 days earlier
Pueblo	309 km	3 May – 3 July	same day
Colorado Springs	363 km	6 June – 20 June	34 days later
Las Cruces	384 km	5 April – 30 July	28 days earlier
El Paso	440 km	23 March – 10 August	41 days earlier
Grand Junction	444 km	6 May – 2 July	3 days later

Where to buy pumpkin plants and seeds near Santa Fe (United States)

Buy plants ready to set out from 3 May to 1 July (from 12 April to 1 July for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 1 March to 20 May. Within 15 km of Santa Fe (United States) OpenStreetMap lists 11 garden centres, 4 plant nurseries and 3 markets (collected 28 October 2026).

Reunity Soil Yard Office — garden centre
San Ysidro Crossing 1829, 87507 Santa Fe · 7 km
Ewing Outdoor Supply — garden centre
Bisbee Court 20, 87508 Santa Fe · 14 km
Sabo Botanicals — garden centre
West Marcy Street 65, 87501 Santa Fe · 0 km
Agua Fria Nursery — garden centre
Agua Fria Street, Santa Fe · 3 km

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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