When to plant pumpkins in Tambov: 1 June – 24 June

In Tambov, pumpkin: sow for seedlings from 30 March to 13 May; plant into a greenhouse from 11 May to 24 June; plant out into open ground from 1 June to 24 June. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Инор (garden centre, 10 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Pumpkin in Tambov: soil, season and weather

In Tambov the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 29 April, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the pumpkin card — only around 1 June, 33 days later.

Last spring frost	29 April
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	1 June, 33 days after the last frost
First autumn frost	19 October, 140 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	75
First harvest, if planted in this window	15 August – 7 September
Days left for picking	65
Daylight	14:15 on 20 April, 16:31 on 1 June
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 5 days; the driest month, August, has 6 rainy days

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

Pumpkin in Tambov: care after planting

Planted on 1 June: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

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

22 June — 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 Tambov during the pumpkin season

About 260 mm of rain falls in the season; August is the driest month (33 mm) and June the wettest (64 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
June	23.8	12.9	64	11	16:51
July	26	15.4	64	10	16:25
August	25.9	14.6	33	6	14:47
September	19	9.2	41	6	12:44
October	11.3	3.9	58	11	10:42

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Pumpkin in nearby cities

Around Tambov, Lipetsk is 3 days earlier and Ryazan 5 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Lipetsk	129 km	29 May – 22 June	3 days earlier
Voronezh	194 km	29 May – 4 July	3 days earlier
Ryazan	239 km	6 June – 28 June	5 days later
Penza	244 km	2 June – 20 June	1 day later
Stary Oskol	293 km	29 May – 27 June	3 days earlier
Saransk	294 km	1 June – 19 June	same day

Where to buy pumpkin plants and seeds near Tambov

Buy plants ready to set out from 1 June to 24 June (from 11 May to 24 June for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 30 March to 13 May. Within 15 km of Tambov OpenStreetMap lists 2 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 6 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 27 October 2026).

Инор — garden centre
Mon–Sun 09:00–18:00 · 10 km
Крытый рынок — market
Коммунальная улица 21А, Тамбов · 2 km
Центральный рынок — market
Tue–Sun 09:00–17:00 · 2 km
Микрорынок — market
Клубная улица · 6 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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