When to plant watermelons in Barysaw: 6 June – 11 July

In Barysaw, watermelon: sow for seedlings from 18 April to 13 June; plant into a greenhouse from 16 May to 11 July; plant out into open ground from 6 June to 11 July. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Насенне (garden centre, 1 km) and Лесагадавальнік Барысаўскага лясгаса (plant nursery, 9 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Watermelon in Barysaw: soil, season and weather

In Barysaw the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 5 May, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the watermelon card — only around 6 June, 32 days later.

Last spring frost	5 May
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	6 June, 32 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	16 May – 11 July; May outside: 7 °C at night, 17.4 °C by day; card 18–35 °C
First autumn frost	20 October, 136 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	59
First harvest, if planted in this window	4 August – 8 September
Days left for picking	77
Daylight	15:38 on 9 May, 16:58 on 6 June
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 5 days; the driest month, September, has 9 rainy days

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

Watermelon in Barysaw: care after planting

Planted on 6 June: in the first weeks water every 5 days.

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

6 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 Barysaw during the watermelon season

No month of the season averages above the watermelon card's 18–35 °C by day; the warmest, July, averages 23.1 °C. Months that stay below 18 °C even by day on average: October (10.9 °C). Nights average below 18 °C in every month of the season, from 4.4 °C to 14 °C.

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
June	22.7	12.6	81	12	17:10
July	23.1	14	109	15	16:41
August	23.1	13.4	67	10	14:56
September	18	9.4	54	9	12:47
October	10.9	4.4	70	14	10:37

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Watermelon in nearby cities

Around Barysaw, Babruysk is 1 day earlier and Orsha 6 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Minsk	71 km	11 June – 22 July	5 days later
Maladzyechna	108 km	11 June – 10 July	5 days later
Mogilev	125 km	9 June – 8 July	3 days later
Orsha	127 km	12 June – 2 July	6 days later
Babruysk	129 km	5 June – 11 July	1 day earlier
Polatsk	141 km	11 June – 11 July	5 days later

Where to buy watermelon plants and seeds near Barysaw

Buy plants ready to set out from 6 June to 11 July (from 16 May to 11 July for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 18 April to 13 June. Within 15 km of Barysaw OpenStreetMap lists 2 garden centres, 1 plant nursery, 7 markets and 2 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Насенне — garden centre
Mon–Fri 09:00–19:00; Sat–Sun 09:00–16:00 · 1 km · msso.by
Лесагадавальнік Барысаўскага лясгаса — plant nursery
Mon–Fri 08:00–13:00, 14:00–17:00 · 9 km · borisovleshoz.by
Аўтарынак — market
Прыгарадная вуліца 1 · Mon–Sun 09:00–17:00 · 4 km
Міні-Рынак — market
Дняпроўская вуліца 21, 222519 · 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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