When to plant pumpkins in Bryansk: 11 June – 25 June

In Bryansk, pumpkin: sow for seedlings from 9 April to 14 May; plant into a greenhouse from 21 May to 25 June; plant out into open ground from 11 June to 25 June.

Pumpkin in Bryansk: soil, season and weather

In Bryansk the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 28 April, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the pumpkin card — only around 11 June, 44 days later. 131 days separate planting out (11 June) from the first autumn frost (20 October); the card's 75 days to the first harvest leave 56 for picking, so a start 8 weeks late would still fit.

Last spring frost	28 April
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	11 June, 44 days after the last frost
First autumn frost	20 October, 131 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	75
First harvest, if planted in this window	25 August – 8 September
Days left for picking	56
Daylight	14:57 on 30 April, 16:53 on 11 June
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 5 days; the driest month, September, has 7 rainy days

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

Pumpkin in Bryansk: care after planting

Planted on 11 June: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

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

2 July — 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 Bryansk during the pumpkin season

About 337 mm of rain falls in the season; September is the driest month (43 mm) and July the wettest (98 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
June	23.2	12.9	70	11	16:57
July	24.3	14.8	98	13	16:30
August	24.1	13.9	56	10	14:50
September	18.5	9.2	43	7	12:45
October	11.1	4.2	70	11	10:40

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Pumpkin in nearby cities

Around Bryansk, Kursk is 13 days earlier and Smolensk 6 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Oryol	122 km	11 June – 21 June	same day
Shostka	167 km	30 May – 25 June	12 days earlier
Kaluga	190 km	12 June – 16 June	1 day later
Kursk	213 km	29 May – 26 June	13 days earlier
Smolensk	224 km	17 June – 17 June	6 days later
Konotop	239 km	29 May – 26 June	13 days earlier

Where to buy pumpkin plants and seeds near Bryansk

Buy plants ready to set out from 11 June to 25 June (from 21 May to 25 June for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 9 April to 14 May. Within 15 km of Bryansk OpenStreetMap lists 6 markets (collected 27 October 2026).

Бывшая территория минирынка — market
5 km
Бежицкий рынок — market
5 km
Рынок Володарского района — market
6 km
Ярмарка на Пушкина — market
5 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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