GreenlyWhen to plant tomatoes in Elche: from 2 March
In Elche, tomato: sow for seedlings from 19 December; plant into a greenhouse from 9 February; plant out into open ground from 2 March. There is no autumn frost here, so the frost dates set no end to the window.
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Tomato in Elche: soil, season and weather
In Elche the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 15 January, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 15 °C — the minimum on the tomato card — only around 2 March, 46 days later. Elche has no autumn frost in the median year, so frost does not end the season.
| Last spring frost | 15 January |
|---|---|
| Top 7 cm of soil at 15 °C | 2 March, 46 days after the last frost |
| Into an unheated greenhouse | from 9 February; February outside: 7.9 °C at night, 18.1 °C by day; card 16–27 °C |
| Days in the bed to the first harvest (card) | 70 |
| First harvest, if planted in this window | from 11 May |
| Daylight | 9:40 on 9 January, 11:22 on 2 March |
| Watering outdoors when fruiting (card) | every 3 days; the driest month, July, has 1 rainy day |
Tomato in Elche: care after planting
Planted on 2 March: in the first weeks water every 4 days.
Feeding, by the card’s schedule from that day:
- 2 March — feed: balanced (NPK)
- 30 March — feed: nitrogen
Pests and diseases of tomato to watch for:
- Bacterial canker of tomato
- Tomato leaf mould
- Late Blight
- Bacterial spot
- Fruit cracking
- Bacterial wilt (brown rot of potato)
Dates count from the first planting day of the window above; a later planting moves them by as many days.
Weather in Elche during the tomato season
Days average above the tomato card's 16–27 °C in June (29.4 °C) and July (32.2 °C). Nights average below 16 °C in March (9.4 °C), April (11.3 °C) and May (14.6 °C).
| Month | Day, °C | Night, °C | Rain, mm | Rainy days | Daylight on the 15th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 19.5 | 9.4 | 68 | 8 | 11:54 |
| April | 21.4 | 11.3 | 46 | 7 | 13:10 |
| May | 25.1 | 14.6 | 31 | 5 | 14:14 |
| June | 29.4 | 18.8 | 15 | 3 | 14:49 |
| July | 32.2 | 21.7 | 6 | 1 | 14:35 |
ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo
Tomato in nearby cities
All the nearest cities on our list plant tomato later than Elche; the closest date is in Murcia, 5 days later.
Where to buy tomato plants and seeds near Elche
Buy plants ready to set out from 2 March (from 9 February for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 19 December. Within 15 km of Elche OpenStreetMap lists 5 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 3 plant nurseries and 26 markets (collected 27 October 2026).
- Mercado Plaza de Madrid — market
plaça de Madrid 14, Elche/Elx · Mon–Fri 07:00–14:30; Fri 17:00–20:30; Sat 07:00–15:00 · 1 km - Mercat ambulant de Biguetes — market
Avinguda d'Albacete, 03130 Santa Pola · Mon 09:00–14:00; Sat 08:00–14:00 · 14 km · mercadillos.org - Mercat d'abastaments - Mercat Central / Mercado de abastos - Mercado Central — market
Plaça del Mestre Quislant 25 · 15 km · turismosantapola.es - Mercat Ecològic d'Elx — market
Sat [1], Sat [3] 10:00–14:00; Sun–Fri, public holidays closed · 0 km · mercatecologicelx.es
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
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- Shops and markets: Elche
- Selling a surplus in Spain
- When to plant tomatoes in Spain
- Moon planting calendar for November 2026
- How we calculate the dates
Questions
When to plant tomatoes in Elche?
In Elche, tomato: sow for seedlings from 19 December; plant into a greenhouse from 9 February; plant out into open ground from 2 March. There is no autumn frost here, so the frost dates set no end to the window.
When to sow tomatoes for seedlings in Elche?
Sow for seedlings from 19 December.
