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When to plant watermelons in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi: 17 May – 17 August

In Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, watermelon: sow for seedlings from 29 March to 20 July; plant into a greenhouse from 26 April to 17 August; plant out into open ground from 17 May to 17 August.

Watermelon in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi: soil, season and weather

In Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 23 March, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the watermelon card — only around 17 May, 55 days later.

Last spring frost23 March
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C17 May, 55 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse26 April – 17 August; April outside: 7.3 °C at night, 15.7 °C by day; card 18–35 °C
First autumn frost26 November, 193 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)59
First harvest, if planted in this window15 July – 15 October
Days left for picking134
Daylight13:44 on 19 April, 15:02 on 17 May
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)every 5 days; the driest month, August, has 4 rainy days

The same dates in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi hold for Cucumber, Bell Pepper, Eggplant, Zucchini and Pumpkin.

Watermelon in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi: care after planting

Planted on 17 May: in the first weeks water every 5 days.

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

  • 17 May — 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 Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi during the watermelon season

No month of the season averages above the watermelon card's 18–35 °C by day; the warmest, August, averages 29.1 °C. Months that stay below 18 °C even by day on average: October (16.8 °C) and November (10.3 °C). Nights average below 18 °C in May and September–November (5–15.9 °C).

MonthDay, °CNight, °CRain, mmRainy daysDaylight on the 15th
May20.912.5531014:57
June26.818.556815:45
July28.920.631615:26
August29.120.524414:12
September23.415.940512:36
October16.810.237510:59
November10.354279:28

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Watermelon in nearby cities

1 of the nearest cities share Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi's date.

CityDistanceDateDifference
Odesa43 km23 May – 16 August6 days later
Chișinău146 km24 May – 8 August7 days later
Izmail150 km20 May – 15 August3 days later
Mykolaiv153 km17 May – 1 Augustsame day
Cahul170 km27 May – 8 August10 days later
Kherson181 km24 May – 8 August7 days later

Where to buy watermelon plants and seeds near Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi

Buy plants ready to set out from 17 May to 17 August (from 26 April to 17 August for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 29 March to 20 July. Within 15 km of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi OpenStreetMap lists 2 garden centres, 7 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 28 October 2026).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

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.

Questions

When to plant watermelons in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi?

In Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, watermelon: sow for seedlings from 29 March to 20 July; plant into a greenhouse from 26 April to 17 August; plant out into open ground from 17 May to 17 August.

When to sow watermelons for seedlings in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi?

Sow for seedlings from 29 March to 20 July.

When is the last spring frost in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi?

Last spring frost around 23 March, first autumn frost around 26 November.

Other crops in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, with their dates