When to plant watermelons in Kokshetau: 1 June – 20 June

In Kokshetau, watermelon: sow for seedlings from 13 April to 23 May; plant into a greenhouse from 11 May to 20 June; plant out into open ground from 1 June to 20 June.

Watermelon in Kokshetau: soil, season and weather

In Kokshetau the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 7 May, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the watermelon card — only around 1 June, 25 days later.

Last spring frost	7 May
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	1 June, 25 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	11 May – 20 June; May outside: 6.3 °C at night, 19.9 °C by day; card 18–35 °C
First autumn frost	29 September, 120 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	59
First harvest, if planted in this window	30 July – 18 August
Days left for picking	61
Daylight	15:12 on 4 May, 16:37 on 1 June
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 5 days; the driest month, September, has 8 rainy days

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

Watermelon in Kokshetau: care after planting

Planted on 1 June: in the first weeks water every 5 days.

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

1 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 Kokshetau during the watermelon season

No month of the season averages above the watermelon card's 18–35 °C by day; the warmest, July, averages 25.1 °C. Months that stay below 18 °C even by day on average: September (16.3 °C). Nights average below 18 °C in every month of the season, from 6.5 °C to 14.4 °C.

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
June	23.2	12	57	11	16:57
July	25.1	14.4	80	12	16:31
August	23.1	12.2	55	10	14:50
September	16.3	6.5	51	8	12:45

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Watermelon in nearby cities

Around Kokshetau, Astana is 4 days earlier and Petropavl 6 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Petropavl	177 km	7 June – 20 June	6 days later
Astana	273 km	28 May – 20 June	4 days earlier
Omsk	321 km	4 June – 19 June	3 days later
Kurgan	356 km	1 June – 22 June	same day
Kostanay	384 km	30 May – 23 June	2 days earlier
Karaganda	464 km	28 May – 20 June	4 days earlier

Where to buy watermelon plants and seeds near Kokshetau

Buy plants ready to set out from 1 June to 20 June (from 11 May to 20 June for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 13 April to 23 May. Within 15 km of Kokshetau OpenStreetMap lists 4 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 27 October 2026).

У Лукоморья — farm shop
10 km
Центральный рынок Кокшетау — market
улица Юрия Гагарина 53 · 1 km
Хасенов базары — market
2 km
Рынок "Жибек Жолы" — 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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