When to plant pumpkins in Vitoria-Gasteiz: 4 June – 30 July

In Vitoria-Gasteiz, pumpkin: sow for seedlings from 2 April to 18 June; plant into a greenhouse from 14 May to 30 July; plant out into open ground from 4 June to 30 July. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Uagalur (farm shop, 1 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Pumpkin in Vitoria-Gasteiz: soil, season and weather

In Vitoria-Gasteiz the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 6 April, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the pumpkin card — only around 4 June, 59 days later.

Last spring frost	6 April
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	4 June, 59 days after the last frost
First autumn frost	24 November, 173 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	75
First harvest, if planted in this window	18 August – 13 October
Days left for picking	98
Daylight	13:44 on 23 April, 15:11 on 4 June
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 5 days; the driest month, July, has 5 rainy days

The same dates in Vitoria-Gasteiz hold for Cucumber, Bell Pepper, Eggplant, Zucchini and Watermelon.

Pumpkin in Vitoria-Gasteiz: care after planting

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

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

25 June — 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 Vitoria-Gasteiz during the pumpkin season

About 297 mm of rain falls in the season; July is the driest month (22 mm) and November the wettest (91 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
June	23.8	12.2	57	10	15:19
July	26.6	14	22	5	15:03
August	27.6	14.5	26	4	13:58
September	23.3	11.9	42	9	12:33
October	19.5	9.3	59	9	11:06
November	12.6	5.2	91	14	9:46

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Pumpkin in nearby cities

Around Vitoria-Gasteiz, Logroño is 7 days earlier and San Sebastián 4 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Logroño	46 km	28 May – 9 August	7 days earlier
Bilbao	50 km	2 June – 31 August	2 days earlier
San Sebastián	77 km	8 June – 8 August	4 days later
Pamplona	84 km	1 June – 5 August	3 days earlier
Burgos	102 km	31 May – 23 July	4 days earlier
Bayonne	121 km	28 May – 22 August	7 days earlier

Where to buy pumpkin plants and seeds near Vitoria-Gasteiz

Buy plants ready to set out from 4 June to 30 July (from 14 May to 30 July for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 2 April to 18 June. Within 15 km of Vitoria-Gasteiz OpenStreetMap lists 2 garden centres, 2 plant nurseries, 10 markets and 2 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Uagalur — farm shop
Mon–Thu 09:00–14:00, 17:00–20:00; Fri 09:00–14:00, 17:00–20:30; Sat 09:00–15:00 · 1 km
Viveros Eskalmendi — garden centre
4 km
Udal mintegia — plant nursery
3 km
Santa Luziako azoka — market
1 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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