When to plant watermelons in Cherepovets: 22 June – 8 July

In Cherepovets, watermelon: sow for seedlings from 4 May to 10 June; plant into a greenhouse from 1 June to 8 July; plant out into open ground from 22 June to 8 July. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Тоншаловский (plant nursery, 7 km) and Зеленый мир (garden centre, 9 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Watermelon in Cherepovets: soil, season and weather

In Cherepovets the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 11 May, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the watermelon card — only around 22 June, 42 days later. 117 days separate planting out (22 June) from the first autumn frost (17 October); the card's 59 days to the first harvest leave 58 for picking, so a start 8 weeks late would still fit.

Last spring frost	11 May
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	22 June, 42 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	1 June – 8 July; June outside: 10.4 °C at night, 20.1 °C by day; card 18–35 °C
First autumn frost	17 October, 117 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	59
First harvest, if planted in this window	20 August – 5 September
Days left for picking	58
Daylight	17:36 on 25 May, 18:33 on 22 June
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 5 days; the driest month, June, has 12 rainy days

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

Watermelon in Cherepovets: care after planting

Planted on 22 June: in the first weeks water every 5 days.

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

22 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 Cherepovets during the watermelon season

No month of the season averages above the watermelon card's 18–35 °C by day; the warmest, July, averages 22.2 °C. Months that stay below 18 °C even by day on average: September (14.7 °C) and October (7.1 °C). Nights average below 18 °C in every month of the season, from 1.9 °C to 13.3 °C.

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
June	20.1	10.4	75	12	18:30
July	22.2	13.3	100	16	17:51
August	20.7	12	81	13	15:34
September	14.7	7.6	76	11	12:55
October	7.1	1.9	77	14	10:19

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Watermelon in nearby cities

Around Cherepovets, Yaroslavl is 7 days earlier and Petrozavodsk 9 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Vologda	113 km	22 June – 1 July	same day
Yaroslavl	202 km	15 June – 1 July	7 days earlier
Kostroma	232 km	18 June – 2 July	4 days earlier
Tver	279 km	16 June – 1 July	6 days earlier
Ivanovo	298 km	15 June – 2 July	7 days earlier
Petrozavodsk	353 km	1 July – 8 July	9 days later

Where to buy watermelon plants and seeds near Cherepovets

Buy plants ready to set out from 22 June to 8 July (from 1 June to 8 July for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 4 May to 10 June. Within 15 km of Cherepovets OpenStreetMap lists 3 garden centres, 1 plant nursery, 2 markets and 2 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Зеленый мир — garden centre
д. Борисово, 162600 Череповец · Mon–Sat 09:00–19:00; Sun 09:00–17:00 · 9 km
Тоншаловский — plant nursery
Рабочая улица 2А, 162677 Тоншалово · 7 km · tonshalovsky.ru
Городской рынок — market
улица М.Горького 30, Череповец · 1 km
дикси — market
Юбилейная улица 28, Череповец · 6 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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