When to plant watermelons in Brescia: 15 May – 19 August

In Brescia, watermelon: sow for seedlings from 27 March to 22 July; plant into a greenhouse from 24 April to 19 August; plant out into open ground from 15 May to 19 August. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Dolcini sementi (farm shop, 1 km) and L'Orto di Ola (farm shop, 7 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Watermelon in Brescia: soil, season and weather

In Brescia the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 20 March, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the watermelon card — only around 15 May, 56 days later.

Last spring frost	20 March
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	15 May, 56 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	24 April – 19 August; April outside: 7.9 °C at night, 17.8 °C by day; card 18–35 °C
First autumn frost	28 November, 197 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	59
First harvest, if planted in this window	13 July – 17 October
Days left for picking	138
Daylight	13:36 on 17 April, 14:53 on 15 May
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 5 days; the driest month, November, has 11 rainy days

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

Watermelon in Brescia: care after planting

Planted on 15 May: in the first weeks water every 5 days.

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

15 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 Brescia during the watermelon season

No month of the season averages above the watermelon card's 18–35 °C by day; the warmest, July, averages 29 °C. Months that stay below 18 °C even by day on average: November (12.1 °C). Nights average below 18 °C in May, June and September–November (4.9–17.3 °C).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
May	21.2	12.1	158	18	14:53
June	27.1	17.3	111	12	15:40
July	29	19	113	12	15:21
August	28.9	19	119	11	14:09
September	23.7	14.7	125	10	12:35
October	18.5	10.6	110	10	11:00
November	12.1	4.9	108	11	9:32

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Watermelon in nearby cities

Around Brescia, Piacenza is 4 days earlier and Bergamo 16 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Bergamo	46 km	31 May – 9 August	16 days later
Verona	62 km	29 May – 18 August	14 days later
Mantua	62 km	14 May – 19 August	1 day earlier
Piacenza	68 km	11 May – 22 August	4 days earlier
Milan	80 km	12 May – 21 August	3 days earlier
Parma	83 km	19 May – 20 August	4 days later

Where to buy watermelon plants and seeds near Brescia

Buy plants ready to set out from 15 May to 19 August (from 24 April to 19 August for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 27 March to 22 July. Within 15 km of Brescia OpenStreetMap lists 16 garden centres, 5 plant nurseries, 5 markets and 19 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026).

Dolcini sementi — farm shop
Mon–Sun 15:00–19:00, Tue–Sun 09:00–12:30 · 1 km
L'Orto di Ola — farm shop
Via Giovanni Falcone, 25062 Concesio · 7 km
Azienda Agricola Armonie — farm shop
Sat 15:00–18:30 · 7 km
Viridea — garden centre
12 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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