When to plant watermelons in Adana: 14 April – 5 September

In Adana, watermelon: sow for seedlings from 24 February to 8 August; plant into a greenhouse from 24 March to 5 September; plant out into open ground from 14 April to 5 September.

Watermelon in Adana: soil, season and weather

In Adana the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 3 February, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the watermelon card — only around 14 April, 70 days later.

Last spring frost	3 February
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	14 April, 70 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	24 March – 5 September; March outside: 9 °C at night, 19.3 °C by day; card 18–35 °C
First autumn frost	15 December, 245 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	59
First harvest, if planted in this window	12 June – 3 November
Days left for picking	186
Daylight	12:00 on 17 March, 13:05 on 14 April
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 5 days; the driest month, July, has 2 rainy days

The same dates in Adana hold for Cucumber, Bell Pepper, Eggplant, Zucchini and Pumpkin.

Watermelon in Adana: care after planting

Planted on 14 April: in the first weeks water every 5 days.

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

14 April — feed: balanced (NPK)

Pests and diseases of watermelon 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 Adana during the watermelon season

Days average above the watermelon card's 18–35 °C in July (35.8 °C) and August (36.2 °C). Months that stay below 18 °C even by day on average: December (16.4 °C). Nights average below 18 °C in April, May and October–December (8–17.4 °C).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
April	24	12.6	68	9	13:07
May	27.8	16.7	86	10	14:08
June	32.3	20.9	31	6	14:41
July	35.8	24.3	8	2	14:28
August	36.2	25	10	3	13:36
September	33.7	22	23	4	12:27
October	29.1	17.4	32	5	11:17
November	22.2	12.2	85	6	10:13
December	16.4	8	176	11	9:38

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Watermelon in nearby cities

All the nearest cities on our list plant watermelon later than Adana; the closest date is in Gaziantep, 1 day later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Gaziantep	183 km	15 April – 14 September	1 day later
Kayseri	192 km	20 May – 1 August	36 days later
Konya	268 km	28 April – 31 July	14 days later
Ankara	390 km	11 May – 25 July	27 days later
Antalya	411 km	27 April – 19 September	13 days later
Diyarbakır	446 km	1 May – 16 August	17 days later

Where to buy watermelon plants and seeds near Adana

Buy plants ready to set out from 14 April to 5 September (from 24 March to 5 September for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 24 February to 8 August. Within 15 km of Adana OpenStreetMap lists 1 farm-supply shop, 7 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 28 October 2026).

Amerikan Pazarı — market
0 km
Güzelyalı Mahallesi Kapalı Semt Pazarı — market
6 km
Bizim Mini Hal — farm shop
7 km
Toros Mahallesi Kapalı Semt Pazarı — market
24/7 · 5 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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