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When to plant tomatoes in Vanadzor

In Vanadzor, tomato: sow for seedlings from 10 May; plant into a greenhouse from 1 July; plant out into open ground from 22 July. The frost-free season here is shorter than the 70 days the crop needs from planting to harvest (by its card): grow it in a greenhouse or choose an early variety. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Nalbandyan Agro (farm supply, 1 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Tomato in Vanadzor: soil, season and weather

In Vanadzor the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 16 May, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 15 °C — the minimum on the tomato card — only around 22 July, 67 days later. Between planting out (22 July) and the first autumn frost (25 September) there are 65 days, 5 fewer than the card's 70 to the first harvest; in an unheated greenhouse, three weeks earlier, 16 would be left to spare.

Last spring frost16 May
Top 7 cm of soil at 15 °C22 July, 67 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhousefrom 1 July; July outside: 8.5 °C at night, 17 °C by day; card 16–27 °C
First autumn frost25 September, 65 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)70
Days left for picking-5
Daylight14:52 on 31 May, 14:39 on 22 July
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)every 3 days; the driest month, August, has 15 rainy days

Tomato in Vanadzor: care after planting

Planted on 22 July: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

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

  • 22 July — feed: balanced (NPK)
  • 19 August — feed: nitrogen

Pests and diseases of tomato 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 Vanadzor during the tomato season

No month of the season averages above the tomato card's 16–27 °C by day; the warmest, August, averages 17.8 °C. Months that stay below 16 °C even by day on average: September (14.1 °C). Nights average below 16 °C in every month of the season, from 5.5 °C to 8.6 °C.

MonthDay, °CNight, °CRain, mmRainy daysDaylight on the 15th
July178.51211914:50
August17.88.6681513:50
September14.15.51001512:31

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Tomato in nearby cities

All the nearest cities on our list plant tomato earlier than Vanadzor; the closest date is in Vladikavkaz, 51 days earlier.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Gyumri54 km30 May – 30 June53 days earlier
Yerevan70 km11 May – 13 July72 days earlier
Tbilisi104 km6 May – 26 July77 days earlier
Ganja158 km16 April – 21 August97 days earlier
Kutaisi220 km29 April – 30 August84 days earlier
Vladikavkaz248 km1 June – 2 July51 days earlier

Where to buy tomato plants and seeds near Vanadzor

Buy plants ready to set out from 22 July (from 1 July for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 10 May. Within 15 km of Vanadzor OpenStreetMap lists 1 farm-supply shop, 1 plant nursery and 2 markets (collected 27 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Questions

When to plant tomatoes in Vanadzor?

In Vanadzor, tomato: sow for seedlings from 10 May; plant into a greenhouse from 1 July; plant out into open ground from 22 July. The frost-free season here is shorter than the 70 days the crop needs from planting to harvest (by its card): grow it in a greenhouse or choose an early variety.

When to sow tomatoes for seedlings in Vanadzor?

Sow for seedlings from 10 May.

When is the last spring frost in Vanadzor?

Last spring frost around 16 May, first autumn frost around 25 September.

Other crops in Vanadzor, with their dates