When to plant tomatoes in Reno: 23 April – 8 July

In Reno, tomato: sow for seedlings from 9 February to 17 May; plant into a greenhouse from 2 April to 8 July; plant out into open ground from 23 April to 8 July. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Micano Home & Garden Decor (garden centre, 2 km) and Walmart Garden Center (garden centre, 5 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Tomato in Reno: soil, season and weather

In Reno frost, not soil, sets the date: the top 7 cm of soil warms to 15 °C — the minimum on the tomato card — around 23 April, 7 days after the last frost on 16 April, so planting waits only for the week after that frost.

Last spring frost	16 April
Top 7 cm of soil at 15 °C	23 April, 7 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	2 April – 8 July; April outside: 4.2 °C at night, 17.8 °C by day; card 16–27 °C
First autumn frost	28 October, 188 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	70
First harvest, if planted in this window	2 July – 16 September
Days left for picking	118
Daylight	11:20 on 2 March, 13:33 on 23 April
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, July, has 1 rainy day

Tomato in Reno: care after planting

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

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

23 April — feed: balanced (NPK)
21 May — 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 Reno during the tomato season

Days average above the tomato card's 16–27 °C in June–September (27.7–34.2 °C). Nights average below 16 °C in April–June and September, October (4.2–13.7 °C).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
April	17.8	4.2	26	5	13:13
May	22.6	8.4	23	5	14:20
June	29.5	13.7	6	2	14:57
July	34.2	17.1	3	1	14:42
August	32.7	16.6	7	2	13:45
September	27.7	13	13	2	12:29
October	20.3	7.1	37	4	11:13

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Tomato in nearby cities

Around Reno, Fresno is 39 days earlier and Carson City 15 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Carson City	41 km	8 May – 2 July	15 days later
Sacramento	179 km	31 March – 21 August	23 days earlier
Stockton	217 km	1 April – 13 August	22 days earlier
Redding	249 km	14 April – 21 August	9 days earlier
San Jose	303 km	from 6 April	17 days earlier
Fresno	309 km	15 March – 15 August	39 days earlier

Where to buy tomato plants and seeds near Reno

Buy plants ready to set out from 23 April to 8 July (from 2 April to 8 July for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 9 February to 17 May. Within 15 km of Reno OpenStreetMap lists 8 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop and 3 markets (collected 20 October 2026).

Walmart Garden Center — garden centre
West 7th Street 5260, 89523 Reno · Mon–Sun 06:00–24:00 · 5 km · walmart.com
Walmart Garden Center — garden centre
Pyramid Way 5065, 89436 Sparks · 24/7 · 8 km · walmart.com
Moana Nursery — garden centre
South Virginia Street 11301, Reno · 12 km · moananursery.com
Micano Home & Garden Decor — garden centre
South Virginia Street 1350, 89502 Reno · 2 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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