When to plant watermelons in Konya: 28 April – 31 July

In Konya, watermelon: sow for seedlings from 10 March to 3 July; plant into a greenhouse from 7 April to 31 July; plant out into open ground from 28 April to 31 July.

Watermelon in Konya: soil, season and weather

In Konya the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 6 April, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the watermelon card — only around 28 April, 22 days later.

Last spring frost	6 April
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	28 April, 22 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	7 April – 31 July; April outside: 5 °C at night, 18.9 °C by day; card 18–35 °C
First autumn frost	9 November, 195 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	59
First harvest, if planted in this window	26 June – 28 September
Days left for picking	136
Daylight	12:34 on 31 March, 13:39 on 28 April
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 5 days; the driest month, July, has 1 rainy day

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

Watermelon in Konya: care after planting

Planted on 28 April: in the first weeks water every 5 days.

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

28 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 Konya during the watermelon season

No month of the season averages above the watermelon card's 18–35 °C by day; the warmest, August, averages 31.5 °C. Months that stay below 18 °C even by day on average: November (14.3 °C). Nights average below 18 °C in every month of the season, from 2.4 °C to 17.9 °C.

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
April	18.9	5	25	7	13:10
May	23.3	9.1	39	10	14:12
June	27.5	13.9	28	5	14:46
July	31.2	17.5	2	1	14:33
August	31.5	17.9	3	1	13:39
September	26.8	13	8	2	12:28
October	20.7	7.6	12	3	11:16
November	14.3	2.4	27	5	10:09

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Watermelon in nearby cities

Around Konya, Adana is 14 days earlier and Kayseri 22 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Antalya	192 km	27 April – 19 September	1 day earlier
Ankara	231 km	11 May – 25 July	13 days later
Adana	268 km	14 April – 5 September	14 days earlier
Eskişehir	272 km	10 May – 26 July	12 days later
Kayseri	278 km	20 May – 1 August	22 days later
Bursa	394 km	17 May – 27 August	19 days later

Where to buy watermelon plants and seeds near Konya

Buy plants ready to set out from 28 April to 31 July (from 7 April to 31 July for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 10 March to 3 July. Within 15 km of Konya OpenStreetMap lists 1 garden centre and 18 markets (collected 28 October 2026).

Market square — market
9 km
Balık Hali — market
1 km
Muhacir Pazarı — market
1 km
Işıklar Mahallesi Pazar Yeri — 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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