When to plant pumpkins in Astrakhan: 3 May – 17 July

In Astrakhan, pumpkin: sow for seedlings from 1 March to 5 June; plant into a greenhouse from 12 April to 17 July; plant out into open ground from 3 May to 17 July. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Золотая сотка (farm supply, 1 km) and Цветочный рынок (garden centre, 2 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Pumpkin in Astrakhan: soil, season and weather

In Astrakhan the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 1 April, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the pumpkin card — only around 3 May, 32 days later.

Last spring frost	1 April
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	3 May, 32 days after the last frost
First autumn frost	11 November, 192 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	75
First harvest, if planted in this window	17 July – 30 September
Days left for picking	117
Daylight	12:14 on 22 March, 14:26 on 3 May
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 5 days; the driest month, August, has 2 rainy days

The same dates in Astrakhan hold for Cucumber, Bell Pepper, Eggplant, Zucchini and Watermelon.

Pumpkin in Astrakhan: care after planting

Planted on 3 May: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

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

24 May — feed: nitrogen

Pests and diseases of pumpkin 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 Astrakhan during the pumpkin season

About 140 mm of rain falls in the season; August is the driest month (8 mm) and May the wettest (34 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
May	25.1	13.3	34	6	14:58
June	31.5	18.8	19	4	15:47
July	34	21.5	16	3	15:28
August	33.1	20.4	8	2	14:13
September	24.8	14.1	17	3	12:36
October	16.7	7.6	26	5	10:59
November	8.3	1.7	20	5	9:27

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Pumpkin in nearby cities

Around Astrakhan, Aktau is 5 days earlier and Vladikavkaz 56 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Atyrau	304 km	4 May – 7 July	1 day later
Volgograd	373 km	14 May – 4 July	11 days later
Makhachkala	377 km	9 May – 15 August	6 days later
Aktau	387 km	28 April – 16 July	5 days earlier
Vladikavkaz	454 km	28 June – 8 August	56 days later
Nalchik	471 km	3 June – 9 July	31 days later

Where to buy pumpkin plants and seeds near Astrakhan

Buy plants ready to set out from 3 May to 17 July (from 12 April to 17 July for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 1 March to 5 June. Within 15 km of Astrakhan OpenStreetMap lists 3 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 22 markets and 3 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Рынок "Юбилейный" — market
2 km
мини-рынок — market
3 km
Цветочный рынок — garden centre
улица Куликова 23А, 414041 Астрахань · 2 km
Золотая сотка — farm supply
Mon–Sun 08:00–17:00 · 1 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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