When to plant watermelons in Izhevsk: 10 June – 24 June

In Izhevsk, watermelon: sow for seedlings from 22 April to 27 May; plant into a greenhouse from 20 May to 24 June; plant out into open ground from 10 June to 24 June. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Сад садик (garden centre, 5 km) and Наш сад (garden centre, 6 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Watermelon in Izhevsk: soil, season and weather

In Izhevsk the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 4 May, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the watermelon card — only around 10 June, 37 days later. 115 days separate planting out (10 June) from the first autumn frost (3 October); the card's 59 days to the first harvest leave 56 for picking, so a start 8 weeks late would still fit.

Last spring frost	4 May
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	10 June, 37 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	20 May – 24 June; May outside: 5.8 °C at night, 17.5 °C by day; card 18–35 °C
First autumn frost	3 October, 115 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	59
First harvest, if planted in this window	8 August – 22 August
Days left for picking	56
Daylight	16:19 on 13 May, 17:42 on 10 June
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 5 days; the driest month, September, has 9 rainy days

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

Watermelon in Izhevsk: care after planting

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

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

10 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 Izhevsk during the watermelon season

No month of the season averages above the watermelon card's 18–35 °C by day; the warmest, July, averages 24.8 °C. Months that stay below 18 °C even by day on average: September (15.8 °C) and October (7.6 °C). Nights average below 18 °C in every month of the season, from 1.1 °C to 14.2 °C.

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
June	21.8	10.9	60	11	17:48
July	24.8	14.2	65	11	17:15
August	23.1	12.7	52	8	15:15
September	15.8	6.8	44	9	12:51
October	7.6	1.1	54	11	10:28

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Watermelon in nearby cities

Around Izhevsk, Ufa is 10 days earlier and Perm 12 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Naberezhnye Chelny	132 km	1 June – 1 July	9 days earlier
Perm	224 km	22 June – 23 June	12 days later
Kazan	278 km	1 June – 4 July	9 days earlier
Kirov	286 km	8 June – 23 June	2 days earlier
Ufa	292 km	31 May – 22 June	10 days earlier
Yoshkar-Ola	325 km	3 June – 3 July	7 days earlier

Where to buy watermelon plants and seeds near Izhevsk

Buy plants ready to set out from 10 June to 24 June (from 20 May to 24 June for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 22 April to 27 May. Within 15 km of Izhevsk OpenStreetMap lists 5 garden centres, 1 plant nursery, 7 markets and 10 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Сад садик — garden centre
Молодёжная улица 12, Ижевск · 5 km
Наш сад — garden centre
Молодёжная улица 36, Ижевск · 6 km
Помидор — market
улица Карла Либкнехта 10, Ижевск · 09:00–21:00 · 2 km
Монетка — market
улица Карла Либкнехта 51, Ижевск · 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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