When to plant tomatoes in Fez: from 12 March

In Fez, tomato: sow for seedlings from 29 December; plant into a greenhouse from 19 February; plant out into open ground from 12 March. There is no autumn frost here, so the frost dates set no end to the window.

Tomato in Fez: soil, season and weather

In Fez the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 1 February, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 15 °C — the minimum on the tomato card — only around 12 March, 39 days later. Fez has no autumn frost in the median year, so frost does not end the season.

Last spring frost	1 February
Top 7 cm of soil at 15 °C	12 March, 39 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	from 19 February; February outside: 6.7 °C at night, 18.9 °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 21 May
Daylight	10:12 on 19 January, 11:50 on 12 March
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, July, has 0 rainy days

Tomato in Fez: care after planting

Planted on 12 March: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

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

12 March — feed: balanced (NPK)
9 April — 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 Fez during the tomato season

Days average above the tomato card's 16–27 °C in May–August (28–37.4 °C). Nights average below 16 °C in March (8.2 °C), April (10.6 °C) and May (14 °C).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
March	19.8	8.2	90	10	11:56
April	23.1	10.6	59	9	13:01
May	28	14	36	6	13:55
June	32.4	17.4	9	2	14:24
July	37.3	20.5	1	0	14:13
August	37.4	21.4	6	1	13:27

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Tomato in nearby cities

Around Fez, Jerez de la Frontera is 17 days earlier and Granada 62 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Jerez de la Frontera	313 km	from 23 February	17 days earlier
Tlemcen	350 km	18 March – 11 September	6 days later
Granada	372 km	13 May – 6 August	62 days later
Seville	384 km	from 11 March	1 day earlier
Écija	390 km	14 March – 7 September	2 days later
Córdoba (Spain)	430 km	24 March – 7 September	12 days later

Where to buy tomato plants and seeds near Fez

Buy plants ready to set out from 12 March (from 19 February for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 29 December. Within 15 km of Fez OpenStreetMap lists 1 farm-supply shop and 16 markets (collected 27 October 2026).

Bazar — market
Avenue Abdallah Chefchaouni · 1 km
All Stock Machine — farm supply
3 km
Marché Central — market
1 km
Souika de Zouagha سوق الخضار — market
4 km

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