When to plant tomatoes in Vladikavkaz: 1 June – 2 July

In Vladikavkaz, tomato: sow for seedlings from 20 March to 11 May; plant into a greenhouse from 11 May to 2 July; plant out into open ground from 1 June to 2 July. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Овощи (farm shop, 1 km) and Оптовый рынок (farm shop, 2 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Tomato in Vladikavkaz: soil, season and weather

In Vladikavkaz the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 27 April, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 15 °C — the minimum on the tomato card — only around 1 June, 35 days later.

Last spring frost	27 April
Top 7 cm of soil at 15 °C	1 June, 35 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	11 May – 2 July; May outside: 6.6 °C at night, 17 °C by day; card 16–27 °C
First autumn frost	22 October, 143 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	70
First harvest, if planted in this window	10 August – 10 September
Days left for picking	73
Daylight	13:08 on 10 April, 15:08 on 1 June
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, October, has 10 rainy days

Tomato in Vladikavkaz: care after planting

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

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

1 June — feed: balanced (NPK)
29 June — 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 Vladikavkaz during the tomato season

No month of the season averages above the tomato card's 16–27 °C by day; the warmest, August, averages 24.2 °C. Months that stay below 16 °C even by day on average: October (13.6 °C). Nights average below 16 °C in every month of the season, from 3.5 °C to 13.8 °C.

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
June	21.5	11.2	177	18	15:21
July	23.7	13.8	132	14	15:04
August	24.2	13.8	92	11	13:59
September	18.6	9.3	96	12	12:33
October	13.6	3.5	59	10	11:06

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Tomato in nearby cities

Around Vladikavkaz, Makhachkala is 37 days earlier and Vanadzor 51 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Nalchik	99 km	20 May – 14 July	12 days earlier
Tbilisi	147 km	6 May – 26 July	26 days earlier
Kutaisi	182 km	29 April – 30 August	33 days earlier
Makhachkala	230 km	25 April – 20 August	37 days earlier
Vanadzor	248 km	from 22 July	51 days later
Gyumri	259 km	30 May – 30 June	2 days earlier

Where to buy tomato plants and seeds near Vladikavkaz

Buy plants ready to set out from 1 June to 2 July (from 11 May to 2 July for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 20 March to 11 May. Within 15 km of Vladikavkaz OpenStreetMap lists 1 garden centre, 11 markets and 2 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Овощи — farm shop
09:00–19:00 · 1 km
Оптовый рынок — farm shop
06:00–09:00 · 2 km
Агроном — garden centre
5 km
Зелёный рынок — market
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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