When to plant tomatoes in Santa Fe (United States): 27 April – 6 July

In Santa Fe (United States), tomato: sow for seedlings from 13 February to 15 May; plant into a greenhouse from 6 April to 6 July; plant out into open ground from 27 April to 6 July. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Payne’s North (garden centre, 2 km) and Plants Of The Southwest (garden centre, 7 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Tomato in Santa Fe (United States): soil, season and weather

In Santa Fe (United States) frost, not soil, sets the date: the top 7 cm of soil warms to 15 °C — the minimum on the tomato card — around 14 April, 6 days before the last frost on 20 April, so planting waits only for the week after that frost.

Last spring frost	20 April
Top 7 cm of soil at 15 °C	14 April, 6 days before the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	6 April – 6 July; April outside: 3.9 °C at night, 17.8 °C by day; card 16–27 °C
First autumn frost	26 October, 182 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	70
First harvest, if planted in this window	6 July – 14 September
Days left for picking	112
Daylight	11:35 on 6 March, 13:29 on 27 April
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, April, has 4 rainy days

Tomato in Santa Fe (United States): care after planting

Planted on 27 April: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

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

27 April — feed: balanced (NPK)
25 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 Santa Fe (United States) during the tomato season

Days average above the tomato card's 16–27 °C in June (28.2 °C), July (29.3 °C) and August (27.7 °C). Nights average below 16 °C in April–June and August–October (3.9–15.5 °C).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
April	17.8	3.9	20	4	13:05
May	22.3	8.6	30	6	14:02
June	28.2	14.4	29	6	14:34
July	29.3	16.4	35	8	14:21
August	27.7	15.5	32	7	13:32
September	24.7	12.1	34	6	12:26
October	18.1	6.2	31	5	11:20

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Tomato in nearby cities

Around Santa Fe (United States), El Paso is 51 days earlier and Colorado Springs 16 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Albuquerque	94 km	12 April – 20 July	15 days earlier
Pueblo	309 km	28 April – 8 July	1 day later
Colorado Springs	363 km	13 May – 25 June	16 days later
Las Cruces	384 km	17 March – 4 August	41 days earlier
El Paso	440 km	7 March – 15 August	51 days earlier
Grand Junction	444 km	25 April – 7 July	2 days earlier

Where to buy tomato plants and seeds near Santa Fe (United States)

Buy plants ready to set out from 27 April to 6 July (from 6 April to 6 July for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 13 February to 15 May. Within 15 km of Santa Fe (United States) OpenStreetMap lists 11 garden centres, 4 plant nurseries and 3 markets (collected 28 October 2026).

Payne’s North — garden centre
Camino Alire 304, 87501 Santa Fe · Mon–Sat 08:00–18:00; Sun 10:00–16:00 · 2 km
Plants Of The Southwest — garden centre
Agua Fria Street 3095, 87507 Santa Fe · 7 km · plantsofthesouthwest.com
Reunity Soil Yard Office — garden centre
San Ysidro Crossing 1829, 87507 Santa Fe · 7 km
Ewing Outdoor Supply — garden centre
Bisbee Court 20, 87508 Santa Fe · 14 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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