When to plant watermelons in Babruysk: 5 June – 11 July

In Babruysk, watermelon: sow for seedlings from 17 April to 13 June; plant into a greenhouse from 15 May to 11 July; plant out into open ground from 5 June to 11 July.

Watermelon in Babruysk: soil, season and weather

In Babruysk the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 1 May, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the watermelon card — only around 5 June, 35 days later.

Last spring frost	1 May
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	5 June, 35 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	15 May – 11 July; May outside: 7.8 °C at night, 18.1 °C by day; card 18–35 °C
First autumn frost	20 October, 137 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	59
First harvest, if planted in this window	3 August – 8 September
Days left for picking	78
Daylight	15:25 on 8 May, 16:43 on 5 June
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 5 days; the driest month, September, has 8 rainy days

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

Watermelon in Babruysk: care after planting

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

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

5 June — 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 Babruysk during the watermelon season

No month of the season averages above the watermelon card's 18–35 °C by day; the warmest, July, averages 23.9 °C. Months that stay below 18 °C even by day on average: October (11.6 °C). Nights average below 18 °C in every month of the season, from 4.9 °C to 14.6 °C.

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
June	23.4	13.3	71	12	16:56
July	23.9	14.6	111	15	16:29
August	23.9	14.1	55	8	14:49
September	18.7	9.9	50	8	12:45
October	11.6	4.9	78	12	10:40

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Watermelon in nearby cities

Around Babruysk, Salihorsk is 1 day earlier and Minsk 6 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Mogilev	112 km	9 June – 8 July	4 days later
Salihorsk	119 km	4 June – 23 July	1 day earlier
Mazyr	123 km	4 June – 19 July	1 day earlier
Barysaw	129 km	6 June – 11 July	1 day later
Minsk	137 km	11 June – 22 July	6 days later
Gomel	143 km	4 June – 8 July	1 day earlier

Where to buy watermelon plants and seeds near Babruysk

Buy plants ready to set out from 5 June to 11 July (from 15 May to 11 July for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 17 April to 13 June. Within 15 km of Babruysk OpenStreetMap lists 3 garden centres, 6 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 27 October 2026).

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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