When to plant tomatoes in Cuenca (Spain): 8 May – 24 July

In Cuenca (Spain), tomato: sow for seedlings from 24 February to 2 June; plant into a greenhouse from 17 April to 24 July; plant out into open ground from 8 May to 24 July. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Viveros La Mezquita (garden centre, 5 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Tomato in Cuenca (Spain): soil, season and weather

In Cuenca (Spain) the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 5 April, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 15 °C — the minimum on the tomato card — only around 8 May, 33 days later.

Last spring frost	5 April
Top 7 cm of soil at 15 °C	8 May, 33 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	17 April – 24 July; April outside: 5 °C at night, 16.8 °C by day; card 16–27 °C
First autumn frost	13 November, 189 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	70
First harvest, if planted in this window	17 July – 2 October
Days left for picking	119
Daylight	11:59 on 17 March, 14:09 on 8 May
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, July, has 1 rainy day

Tomato in Cuenca (Spain): care after planting

Planted on 8 May: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

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

8 May — feed: balanced (NPK)
5 June — feed: nitrogen

Pests and diseases of tomato 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 Cuenca (Spain) during the tomato season

Days average above the tomato card's 16–27 °C in June (27.6 °C), July (32.2 °C) and August (31.7 °C). Months that stay below 16 °C even by day on average: November (13 °C). Nights average below 16 °C in May, June and September–November (3.6–13.8 °C).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
May	21.9	8.6	46	7	14:23
June	27.6	13.8	36	6	15:00
July	32.2	17.2	8	1	14:45
August	31.7	17.2	13	3	13:47
September	25.3	12.5	37	6	12:30
October	20.4	8.7	65	8	11:12
November	13	3.6	57	9	9:59

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Tomato in nearby cities

Around Cuenca (Spain), Alcázar de San Juan is 37 days earlier and Teruel 14 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Teruel	92 km	22 May – 18 July	14 days later
Guadalajara (Spain)	107 km	29 April – 4 August	9 days earlier
Alcázar de San Juan	119 km	1 April – 12 August	37 days earlier
Albacete	122 km	29 April – 6 August	9 days earlier
Madrid	139 km	26 April – 7 August	12 days earlier
Toledo	164 km	14 April – 16 August	24 days earlier

Where to buy tomato plants and seeds near Cuenca (Spain)

Buy plants ready to set out from 8 May to 24 July (from 17 April to 24 July for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 24 February to 2 June. Within 15 km of Cuenca (Spain) OpenStreetMap lists 1 garden centre, 2 plant nurseries and 1 market (collected 27 October 2026).

Viveros La Mezquita — garden centre
Mon–Sat 09:30–14:00, 16:30–20:00; Sun 10:00–14:00 · 5 km
Mercadillo — market
Tue 09:00–14:00 · 1 km
Vivero Central de Cuenca — plant nursery
4 km
Vivero Cenntral de Cuenca — plant nursery
4 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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