When to plant pumpkins in Veliky Novgorod: 12 June – 24 June

In Veliky Novgorod, pumpkin: sow for seedlings from 10 April to 13 May; plant into a greenhouse from 22 May to 24 June; plant out into open ground from 12 June to 24 June.

Pumpkin in Veliky Novgorod: soil, season and weather

In Veliky Novgorod the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 2 May, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the pumpkin card — only around 12 June, 41 days later. 129 days separate planting out (12 June) from the first autumn frost (19 October); the card's 75 days to the first harvest leave 54 for picking, so a start 7 weeks late would still fit.

Last spring frost	2 May
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	12 June, 41 days after the last frost
First autumn frost	19 October, 129 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	75
First harvest, if planted in this window	26 August – 7 September
Days left for picking	54
Daylight	15:42 on 1 May, 18:14 on 12 June
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 5 days; the driest month, September, has 10 rainy days

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

Pumpkin in Veliky Novgorod: care after planting

Planted on 12 June: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

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

3 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 Veliky Novgorod during the pumpkin season

About 395 mm of rain falls in the season; September is the driest month (49 mm) and July the wettest (100 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
June	21.9	11.7	81	12	18:18
July	22.8	13.9	100	16	17:40
August	21.6	12.8	90	15	15:29
September	16.5	9	49	10	12:54
October	9	3.5	75	14	10:22

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Pumpkin in nearby cities

Around Veliky Novgorod, Pskov is 3 days earlier and Tallinn 9 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Saint Petersburg	167 km	17 June – 25 June	5 days later
Pskov	189 km	9 June – 24 June	3 days earlier
Tver	331 km	16 June – 27 July	4 days later
Polatsk	369 km	11 June – 25 June	1 day earlier
Vitebsk	376 km	18 June – 21 June	6 days later
Tallinn	387 km	21 June – 7 July	9 days later

Where to buy pumpkin plants and seeds near Veliky Novgorod

Buy plants ready to set out from 12 June to 24 June (from 22 May to 24 June for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 10 April to 13 May. Within 15 km of Veliky Novgorod OpenStreetMap lists 4 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 3 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 27 October 2026).

Западный — market
проспект Мира 21 к1 · 2 km
Усадьба — garden centre
1 km
Сад и огород — garden centre
1 km
НЭП — farm supply
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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