When to plant watermelons in Nikopol: 12 May – 11 August

In Nikopol, watermelon: sow for seedlings from 24 March to 14 July; plant into a greenhouse from 21 April to 11 August; plant out into open ground from 12 May to 11 August. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Щедра садиба (farm supply, 0 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Watermelon in Nikopol: soil, season and weather

In Nikopol the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 25 March, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the watermelon card — only around 12 May, 48 days later.

Last spring frost	25 March
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	12 May, 48 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	21 April – 11 August; April outside: 6.8 °C at night, 16.5 °C by day; card 18–35 °C
First autumn frost	20 November, 192 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	59
First harvest, if planted in this window	10 July – 9 October
Days left for picking	133
Daylight	13:33 on 14 April, 14:58 on 12 May
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 5 days; the driest month, August, has 4 rainy days

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

Watermelon in Nikopol: care after planting

Planted on 12 May: in the first weeks water every 5 days.

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

12 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 Nikopol during the watermelon season

No month of the season averages above the watermelon card's 18–35 °C by day; the warmest, August, averages 29.4 °C. Months that stay below 18 °C even by day on average: October (16 °C) and November (8.9 °C). Nights average below 18 °C in May, June and September–November (3.7–17.6 °C).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
May	21.4	12	50	8	15:06
June	27	17.6	51	8	15:57
July	29.3	19.5	35	6	15:37
August	29.4	19.4	27	4	14:19
September	23.3	14.3	38	6	12:38
October	16	8.8	40	7	10:56
November	8.9	3.7	51	8	9:20

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Watermelon in nearby cities

All the nearest cities on our list plant watermelon later than Nikopol; the closest date is in Zaporizhzhia, 8 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Zaporizhzhia	64 km	20 May – 3 August	8 days later
Kryvyi Rih	84 km	25 May – 29 July	13 days later
Kamianske	106 km	28 May – 30 July	16 days later
Dnipro	110 km	26 May – 30 July	14 days later
Pavlohrad	153 km	27 May – 28 July	15 days later
Oleksandriia	154 km	27 May – 29 July	15 days later

Where to buy watermelon plants and seeds near Nikopol

Buy plants ready to set out from 12 May to 11 August (from 21 April to 11 August for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 24 March to 14 July. Within 15 km of Nikopol OpenStreetMap lists 3 farm-supply shops and 6 markets (collected 28 October 2026).

Selianskyi Market — market
1 km
1-й Квартал — market
5 km
Центральний ринок — market
10 km
Щедра садиба — farm supply
проспект Трубників 7а · 0 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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