When to plant tomatoes in Kazakhstan: 12 April – 21 July
Tomato in Kazakhstan: plant out into open ground from 12 April to 21 July; the window opens earliest in Turkistan and closes latest in Aktau (18 cities).
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.
Planting window by climate zone
| Zone | Cities | Window |
|---|---|---|
| 210–269 frost-free days | Shymkent, Atyrau, Turkistan, Aktau | 12 April – 21 July |
| 150–209 frost-free days | Almaty, Karaganda, Aktobe, Pavlodar, Oskemen, Taraz, Kyzylorda, Oral (Uralsk), Semey, Kostanay, Taldykorgan | 17 April – 30 June |
| Short season: under 150 frost-free days | Astana, Petropavl, Kokshetau | 15 May – 9 June |
Tomato: the window in each city
| City | Window | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Turkistan | 12 April – 13 July | 210–269 frost-free days |
| Aktau | 14 April – 21 July | 210–269 frost-free days |
| Kyzylorda | 17 April – 30 June | 150–209 frost-free days |
| Shymkent | 20 April – 16 July | 210–269 frost-free days |
| Taraz | 20 April – 30 June | 150–209 frost-free days |
| Atyrau | 21 April – 12 July | 210–269 frost-free days |
| Taldykorgan | 30 April – 18 June | 150–209 frost-free days |
| Almaty | 11 May – 16 June | 150–209 frost-free days |
| Oral (Uralsk) | 11 May – 23 June | 150–209 frost-free days |
| Oskemen | 13 May – 11 June | 150–209 frost-free days |
| Pavlodar | 13 May – 14 June | 150–209 frost-free days |
| Karaganda | 14 May – 9 June | 150–209 frost-free days |
| Semey | 14 May – 9 June | 150–209 frost-free days |
| Astana | 15 May – 9 June | Short season: under 150 frost-free days |
| Aktobe | 16 May – 19 June | 150–209 frost-free days |
| Kokshetau | 16 May – 9 June | Short season: under 150 frost-free days |
| Kostanay | 25 May – 12 June | 150–209 frost-free days |
| Petropavl | 26 May – 9 June | Short season: under 150 frost-free days |