When to plant watermelons in Eskişehir: 10 May – 26 July

In Eskişehir, watermelon: sow for seedlings from 22 March to 28 June; plant into a greenhouse from 19 April to 26 July; plant out into open ground from 10 May to 26 July.

Watermelon in Eskişehir: soil, season and weather

In Eskişehir the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 13 April, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the watermelon card — only around 10 May, 27 days later.

Last spring frost	13 April
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	10 May, 27 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	19 April – 26 July; April outside: 4.5 °C at night, 18.1 °C by day; card 18–35 °C
First autumn frost	4 November, 178 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	59
First harvest, if planted in this window	8 July – 23 September
Days left for picking	119
Daylight	13:07 on 12 April, 14:11 on 10 May
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 5 days; the driest month, July, has 3 rainy days

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

Watermelon in Eskişehir: care after planting

Planted on 10 May: in the first weeks water every 5 days.

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

10 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 Eskişehir during the watermelon season

No month of the season averages above the watermelon card's 18–35 °C by day; the warmest, August, averages 30.8 °C. Months that stay below 18 °C even by day on average: November (13.9 °C). Nights average below 18 °C in every month of the season, from 2.4 °C to 15.9 °C.

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
May	21.9	8.6	60	11	14:21
June	26.3	12.9	37	9	14:58
July	30.3	15.2	12	3	14:44
August	30.8	15.9	12	3	13:46
September	26.3	12	12	4	12:30
October	19.9	7.3	21	4	11:12
November	13.9	2.4	34	6	10:01

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Watermelon in nearby cities

Around Eskişehir, Antalya is 13 days earlier and Bursa 7 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Bursa	133 km	17 May – 27 August	7 days later
Istanbul	190 km	11 May – 16 September	1 day later
Ankara	201 km	11 May – 25 July	1 day later
Konya	272 km	28 April – 31 July	12 days earlier
Antalya	321 km	27 April – 19 September	13 days earlier
Izmir	329 km	13 May – 28 August	3 days later

Where to buy watermelon plants and seeds near Eskişehir

Buy plants ready to set out from 10 May to 26 July (from 19 April to 26 July for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 22 March to 28 June. Within 15 km of Eskişehir OpenStreetMap lists 1 garden centre, 1 farm-supply shop, 16 markets and 2 farm shops (collected 28 October 2026).

Türkiye Tarım A.Ş. Gıda ve Tarım Ürünleri Satış Noktası — farm supply
2 km
Kapalı Pazar — market
1 km
Parc Lounge — market
2 km
Pazar Yeri — market
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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