When to plant tomatoes in Jerez de la Frontera: from 23 February

In Jerez de la Frontera, tomato: sow for seedlings from 12 December; plant into a greenhouse from 2 February; plant out into open ground from 23 February. There is no autumn frost here, so the frost dates set no end to the window.

Tomato in Jerez de la Frontera: soil, season and weather

In Jerez de la Frontera the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 16 January, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 15 °C — the minimum on the tomato card — only around 23 February, 38 days later. Jerez de la Frontera has no autumn frost in the median year, so frost does not end the season.

Last spring frost	16 January
Top 7 cm of soil at 15 °C	23 February, 38 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	from 2 February; February outside: 8.1 °C at night, 18.2 °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 4 May
Daylight	9:42 on 2 January, 11:09 on 23 February
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, July, has 0 rainy days

Tomato in Jerez de la Frontera: care after planting

Planted on 23 February: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

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

23 February — feed: balanced (NPK)
23 March — 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 Jerez de la Frontera during the tomato season

Days average above the tomato card's 16–27 °C in June (29.2 °C) and July (32.5 °C). Nights average below 16 °C in February–May (8.1–14.6 °C).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
February	18.2	8.1	38	5	10:51
March	19.4	9.5	113	12	11:55
April	21.9	11.7	50	7	13:07
May	25.9	14.6	34	5	14:07
June	29.2	17.8	10	2	14:39
July	32.5	20.1	1	0	14:27

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Tomato in nearby cities

All the nearest cities on our list plant tomato later than Jerez de la Frontera; the closest date is in Seville, 16 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Seville	79 km	from 11 March	16 days later
Écija	133 km	14 March – 7 September	19 days later
Córdoba (Spain)	180 km	24 March – 7 September	29 days later
Beja	211 km	21 March – 7 September	26 days later
Granada	232 km	13 May – 6 August	79 days later
Jaén	240 km	4 April – 27 August	40 days later

Where to buy tomato plants and seeds near Jerez de la Frontera

Buy plants ready to set out from 23 February (from 2 February for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 12 December. Within 15 km of Jerez de la Frontera OpenStreetMap lists 1 plant nursery and 4 markets (collected 27 October 2026).

Vivero El Lago — plant nursery
10 km
Mercado de Abasto de La Plata — market
0 km
Mercado Central de Abastos — market
1 km
Mercado de Abastos — market
6 km

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