When to plant watermelons in Foggia: 23 April – 10 September

In Foggia, watermelon: sow for seedlings from 5 March to 13 August; plant into a greenhouse from 2 April to 10 September; plant out into open ground from 23 April to 10 September. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Garden Piccolo Giardino (garden centre, 3 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Watermelon in Foggia: soil, season and weather

In Foggia the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 15 February, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the watermelon card — only around 23 April, 67 days later.

Last spring frost	15 February
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	23 April, 67 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	2 April – 10 September; April outside: 9.5 °C at night, 21.2 °C by day; card 18–35 °C
First autumn frost	20 December, 241 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	59
First harvest, if planted in this window	21 June – 8 November
Days left for picking	182
Daylight	12:24 on 26 March, 13:39 on 23 April
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 5 days; the driest month, July, has 3 rainy days

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

Watermelon in Foggia: care after planting

Planted on 23 April: in the first weeks water every 5 days.

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

23 April — 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 Foggia during the watermelon season

Days average above the watermelon card's 18–35 °C in July (35.2 °C). Months that stay below 18 °C even by day on average: December (14.4 °C). Nights average below 18 °C in April, May and October–December (5.6–14.1 °C).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
April	21.2	9.5	41	8	13:18
May	25.5	14.1	62	10	14:30
June	32.3	19.7	30	6	15:10
July	35.2	22.2	17	3	14:54
August	34.3	22	25	5	13:52
September	28.8	18	47	6	12:31
October	23.8	13.7	51	7	11:09
November	18.3	9.6	92	12	9:53
December	14.4	5.6	43	7	9:12

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Watermelon in nearby cities

All the nearest cities on our list plant watermelon later than Foggia; the closest date is in Taranto, 2 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Potenza	94 km	14 June – 16 August	52 days later
Salerno	108 km	7 June – 1 September	45 days later
Bari	117 km	from 4 May	11 days later
Pescara	158 km	8 May – 31 August	15 days later
Taranto	181 km	from 25 April	2 days later
L'Aquila	204 km	22 June – 3 August	60 days later

Where to buy watermelon plants and seeds near Foggia

Buy plants ready to set out from 23 April to 10 September (from 2 April to 10 September for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 5 March to 13 August. Within 15 km of Foggia OpenStreetMap lists 1 garden centre, 1 farm-supply shop, 5 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 27 October 2026).

Garden Piccolo Giardino — garden centre
Via Cerignola 37, 71122 Foggia · 3 km
Mercato Rionale Candelaro — market
Piazza Padre Eugenio Caldarazzo, 71122 Foggia · 2 km
Dragoni Ricambi — farm supply
2 km
Piazza Mercato — market
1 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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