When to plant watermelons in Ganja: 30 April – 1 September

In Ganja, watermelon: sow for seedlings from 12 March to 4 August; plant into a greenhouse from 9 April to 1 September; plant out into open ground from 30 April to 1 September.

Watermelon in Ganja: soil, season and weather

In Ganja the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 4 March, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the watermelon card — only around 30 April, 57 days later.

Last spring frost	4 March
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	30 April, 57 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	9 April – 1 September; April outside: 8.6 °C at night, 19.6 °C by day; card 18–35 °C
First autumn frost	11 December, 225 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	59
First harvest, if planted in this window	28 June – 30 October
Days left for picking	166
Daylight	12:42 on 2 April, 13:53 on 30 April
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 5 days; the driest month, December, has 3 rainy days

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

Watermelon in Ganja: care after planting

Planted on 30 April: in the first weeks water every 5 days.

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

30 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 Ganja during the watermelon season

No month of the season averages above the watermelon card's 18–35 °C by day; the warmest, July, averages 33.1 °C. Months that stay below 18 °C even by day on average: November (13.7 °C) and December (8.7 °C). Nights average below 18 °C in April, May and September–December (1.4–16.5 °C).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
April	19.6	8.6	40	7	13:16
May	24.6	13.6	57	10	14:26
June	30.5	18.7	41	7	15:04
July	33.1	21.5	39	5	14:49
August	32.8	21	24	4	13:49
September	26.4	16.5	36	7	12:31
October	19.8	11	34	7	11:11
November	13.7	5.4	16	5	9:56
December	8.7	1.4	13	3	9:17

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Watermelon in nearby cities

All the nearest cities on our list plant watermelon later than Ganja; the closest date is in Makhachkala, 9 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Vanadzor	158 km	23 May – 16 June	23 days later
Yerevan	166 km	29 May – 24 July	29 days later
Tbilisi	175 km	24 May – 6 August	24 days later
Gyumri	212 km	11 June – 11 July	42 days later
Makhachkala	273 km	9 May – 31 August	9 days later
Vladikavkaz	297 km	28 June – 13 July	59 days later

Where to buy watermelon plants and seeds near Ganja

Buy plants ready to set out from 30 April to 1 September (from 9 April to 1 September for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 12 March to 4 August. Within 15 km of Ganja OpenStreetMap lists 1 garden centre, 4 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 27 October 2026).

Gəncə Qalası Bazarı — market
Əttarlar, Gəncə · 1 km
Topdan Satış Bazarı — market
Azərbaycan bayrağı küçəsi, Gəncə · 3 km
AzGübrə — garden centre
13 km
Sərçə Bazarı Gəncə — market
3 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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