When to plant watermelons in Limoges: 6 June – 18 August

In Limoges, watermelon: sow for seedlings from 18 April to 21 July; plant into a greenhouse from 16 May to 18 August; plant out into open ground from 6 June to 18 August. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include La ferme du Puy Panard (farm shop, 9 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Watermelon in Limoges: soil, season and weather

In Limoges the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 1 April, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the watermelon card — only around 6 June, 66 days later.

Last spring frost	1 April
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	6 June, 66 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	16 May – 18 August; May outside: 9.2 °C at night, 18.8 °C by day; card 18–35 °C
First autumn frost	27 November, 174 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	59
First harvest, if planted in this window	4 August – 16 October
Days left for picking	115
Daylight	14:40 on 9 May, 15:35 on 6 June
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 5 days; the driest month, August, has 8 rainy days

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

Watermelon in Limoges: care after planting

Planted on 6 June: in the first weeks water every 5 days.

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

6 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 Limoges during the watermelon season

No month of the season averages above the watermelon card's 18–35 °C by day; the warmest, August, averages 25.9 °C. Months that stay below 18 °C even by day on average: October (17.6 °C) and November (11.6 °C). Nights average below 18 °C in every month of the season, from 5.2 °C to 14.9 °C.

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
June	23.3	13.5	99	13	15:42
July	25.3	14.7	45	8	15:24
August	25.9	14.9	41	8	14:11
September	21.8	12.1	75	10	12:36
October	17.6	9.6	102	12	11:00
November	11.6	5.2	97	15	9:30

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Watermelon in nearby cities

Around Limoges, Bordeaux is 9 days earlier and Clermont-Ferrand 21 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Poitiers	109 km	30 May – 10 August	7 days earlier
Clermont-Ferrand	141 km	27 June – 3 August	21 days later
Tours	179 km	31 May – 18 August	6 days earlier
Bordeaux	181 km	28 May – 21 August	9 days earlier
La Rochelle	190 km	28 May – 2 September	9 days earlier
Angers	229 km	28 May – 18 August	9 days earlier

Where to buy watermelon plants and seeds near Limoges

Buy plants ready to set out from 6 June to 18 August (from 16 May to 18 August for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 18 April to 21 July. Within 15 km of Limoges OpenStreetMap lists 7 garden centres, 3 farm-supply shops, 3 plant nurseries, 4 markets and 11 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

La ferme du Puy Panard — farm shop
Thu–Fri 14:00–18:00 · 9 km
Le Jardin de Vanteaux — plant nursery
2 km
Ferme de Leyritz — farm shop
0 km
La Ferme du Coin — farm shop
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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