When to plant watermelons in Novokuznetsk: 14 June – 21 June

In Novokuznetsk, watermelon: sow for seedlings from 26 April to 24 May; plant into a greenhouse from 24 May to 21 June; plant out into open ground from 14 June to 21 June. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Дом и сад (garden centre, 2 km) and Комбикорма (farm supply, 3 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Watermelon in Novokuznetsk: soil, season and weather

In Novokuznetsk the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 14 May, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the watermelon card — only around 14 June, 31 days later. 108 days separate planting out (14 June) from the first autumn frost (30 September); the card's 59 days to the first harvest leave 49 for picking, so a start 7 weeks late would still fit.

Last spring frost	14 May
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	14 June, 31 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	24 May – 21 June; May outside: 5.2 °C at night, 17.2 °C by day; card 18–35 °C
First autumn frost	30 September, 108 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	59
First harvest, if planted in this window	12 August – 19 August
Days left for picking	49
Daylight	16:01 on 17 May, 17:03 on 14 June
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 5 days; the driest month, September, has 12 rainy days

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

Watermelon in Novokuznetsk: care after planting

Planted on 14 June: in the first weeks water every 5 days.

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

14 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 Novokuznetsk during the watermelon season

No month of the season averages above the watermelon card's 18–35 °C by day; the warmest, July, averages 24.5 °C. Months that stay below 18 °C even by day on average: September (16.1 °C). Nights average below 18 °C in every month of the season, from 6 °C to 14.7 °C.

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
June	23.5	12.4	76	12	17:03
July	24.5	14.7	94	14	16:36
August	22.6	12.4	76	13	14:53
September	16.1	6	61	12	12:46

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Watermelon in nearby cities

Around Novokuznetsk, Oskemen is 17 days earlier and Krasnoyarsk 4 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Kemerovo	189 km	13 June – 17 June	1 day earlier
Barnaul	227 km	8 June – 20 June	6 days earlier
Novosibirsk	307 km	13 June – 19 June	1 day earlier
Tomsk	334 km	17 June – 18 June	3 days later
Krasnoyarsk	442 km	18 June – 18 June	4 days later
Oskemen	525 km	28 May – 22 June	17 days earlier

Where to buy watermelon plants and seeds near Novokuznetsk

Buy plants ready to set out from 14 June to 21 June (from 24 May to 21 June for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 26 April to 24 May. Within 15 km of Novokuznetsk OpenStreetMap lists 5 garden centres, 2 farm-supply shops, 3 markets and 2 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Дом и сад — garden centre
улица Пирогова 9Б, 654005 Новокузнецк · 2 km · semena-sad.ru
Треугольник — garden centre
Mon–Sun 08:00–20:00 · 8 km · treugolnik-tpk.taplink.ws
Корма Алтая — farm supply
Mon–Fri 09:00–18:00; Sat 09:00–14:00 · 9 km · korma42.ru
Комбикорма — farm supply
Mon–Fri 09:00–18:00; Sat 09:00–16:00; Sun 09:00–15:00 · 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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