When to plant watermelons in Lida: 11 June – 21 July

In Lida, watermelon: sow for seedlings from 23 April to 23 June; plant into a greenhouse from 21 May to 21 July; plant out into open ground from 11 June to 21 July. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Бахча (farm shop, 3 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Watermelon in Lida: soil, season and weather

In Lida the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 6 May, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the watermelon card — only around 11 June, 36 days later.

Last spring frost	6 May
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	11 June, 36 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	21 May – 21 July; May outside: 7.2 °C at night, 17.5 °C by day; card 18–35 °C
First autumn frost	30 October, 141 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	59
First harvest, if planted in this window	9 August – 18 September
Days left for picking	82
Daylight	15:53 on 14 May, 17:01 on 11 June
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 5 days; the driest month, September, has 9 rainy days

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

Watermelon in Lida: care after planting

Planted on 11 June: in the first weeks water every 5 days.

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

11 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 Lida during the watermelon season

No month of the season averages above the watermelon card's 18–35 °C by day; the warmest, August, averages 23.3 °C. Months that stay below 18 °C even by day on average: October (11.5 °C). Nights average below 18 °C in every month of the season, from 5 °C to 14.2 °C.

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
June	22.8	12.7	71	12	17:05
July	23.1	14.2	129	15	16:37
August	23.3	13.6	71	10	14:54
September	18.4	9.9	59	9	12:46
October	11.5	5	72	13	10:38

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Watermelon in nearby cities

Around Lida, Grodno is 3 days earlier and Vilnius 1 day later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Vilnius	90 km	12 June – 11 July	1 day later
Baranovichi	96 km	11 June – 18 July	same day
Grodno	99 km	8 June – 30 July	3 days earlier
Maladzyechna	112 km	11 June – 10 July	same day
Minsk	148 km	11 June – 22 July	same day
Białystok	164 km	8 June – 23 July	3 days earlier

Where to buy watermelon plants and seeds near Lida

Buy plants ready to set out from 11 June to 21 July (from 21 May to 21 July for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 23 April to 23 June. Within 15 km of Lida OpenStreetMap lists 4 markets and 10 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Бахча — farm shop · sells: watermelon, melon
Jun–Sept · 3 km
Мінірынак — market
3 km
Прывакзальны рынак — market
0 km
Петушок №3 — farm shop · sells: egg
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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