When to plant watermelons in Kutaisi: 23 May – 10 September

In Kutaisi, watermelon: sow for seedlings from 4 April to 13 August; plant into a greenhouse from 2 May to 10 September; plant out into open ground from 23 May to 10 September.

Watermelon in Kutaisi: soil, season and weather

In Kutaisi the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 17 March, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the watermelon card — only around 23 May, 67 days later.

Last spring frost	17 March
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	23 May, 67 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	2 May – 10 September; May outside: 11.7 °C at night, 22.2 °C by day; card 18–35 °C
First autumn frost	20 December, 211 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	59
First harvest, if planted in this window	21 July – 8 November
Days left for picking	152
Daylight	13:47 on 25 April, 14:49 on 23 May
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 5 days; the driest month, August, has 10 rainy days

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

Watermelon in Kutaisi: care after planting

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

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

23 May — 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 Kutaisi during the watermelon season

No month of the season averages above the watermelon card's 18–35 °C by day; the warmest, August, averages 30.4 °C. Months that stay below 18 °C even by day on average: November (15.2 °C) and December (10.4 °C). Nights average below 18 °C in May, June and September–December (3.5–16.6 °C).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
May	22.2	11.7	121	15	14:34
June	26.7	16.4	151	15	15:15
July	28.2	19	126	15	14:59
August	30.4	19.9	76	10	13:56
September	25.8	16.6	139	12	12:32
October	20.4	11.6	154	12	11:07
November	15.2	7.2	115	11	9:49
December	10.4	3.5	151	12	9:07

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Watermelon in nearby cities

Around Kutaisi, Batumi is 10 days earlier and Vladikavkaz 36 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Batumi	112 km	13 May – 3 September	10 days earlier
Nalchik	156 km	3 June – 25 July	11 days later
Vladikavkaz	182 km	28 June – 13 July	36 days later
Tbilisi	183 km	24 May – 6 August	1 day later
Gyumri	190 km	11 June – 11 July	19 days later
Vanadzor	220 km	23 May – 16 June	same day

Where to buy watermelon plants and seeds near Kutaisi

Buy plants ready to set out from 23 May to 10 September (from 2 May to 10 September for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 4 April to 13 August. Within 15 km of Kutaisi OpenStreetMap lists 4 markets (collected 27 October 2026).

Nikea Market — market
ნიკეას ქუჩა, ქუთაისი · 00:00–24:00 · 3 km
Village Market — market
0 km
Tskaltubo Market — market
11 km
ნინოშვილის ბაზარი — 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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