When to plant watermelons in Nalchik: 3 June – 25 July

In Nalchik, watermelon: sow for seedlings from 15 April to 27 June; plant into a greenhouse from 13 May to 25 July; plant out into open ground from 3 June to 25 July.

Watermelon in Nalchik: soil, season and weather

In Nalchik the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 11 April, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the watermelon card — only around 3 June, 53 days later.

Last spring frost	11 April
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	3 June, 53 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	13 May – 25 July; May outside: 9.5 °C at night, 18.1 °C by day; card 18–35 °C
First autumn frost	3 November, 153 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	59
First harvest, if planted in this window	1 August – 22 September
Days left for picking	94
Daylight	14:20 on 6 May, 15:14 on 3 June
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 5 days; the driest month, November, has 9 rainy days

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

Watermelon in Nalchik: care after planting

Planted on 3 June: in the first weeks water every 5 days.

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

3 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 Nalchik during the watermelon season

No month of the season averages above the watermelon card's 18–35 °C by day; the warmest, August, averages 25.5 °C. Months that stay below 18 °C even by day on average: October (14.2 °C) and November (8.6 °C). Nights average below 18 °C in every month of the season, from 1.8 °C to 16.6 °C.

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
June	22.9	14.1	189	18	15:24
July	25.3	16.4	151	14	15:07
August	25.5	16.6	109	10	14:00
September	19.5	11.9	140	13	12:33
October	14.2	6.9	111	13	11:05
November	8.6	1.8	53	9	9:43

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Watermelon in nearby cities

Around Nalchik, Batumi is 21 days earlier and Vladikavkaz 25 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Vladikavkaz	99 km	28 June – 13 July	25 days later
Kutaisi	156 km	23 May – 10 September	11 days earlier
Stavropol	216 km	31 May – 23 July	3 days earlier
Tbilisi	220 km	24 May – 6 August	10 days earlier
Batumi	263 km	13 May – 3 September	21 days earlier
Gyumri	302 km	11 June – 11 July	8 days later

Where to buy watermelon plants and seeds near Nalchik

Buy plants ready to set out from 3 June to 25 July (from 13 May to 25 July for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 15 April to 27 June. Within 15 km of Nalchik OpenStreetMap lists 1 garden centre, 3 farm-supply shops, 8 markets and 5 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Луч — farm supply
9 km
Торгово-закупочная база — market
1 km
Зелёный — market
2 km
Стрелка — 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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