When to plant watermelons in Padua: 15 May – 19 August

In Padua, watermelon: sow for seedlings from 27 March to 22 July; plant into a greenhouse from 24 April to 19 August; plant out into open ground from 15 May to 19 August.

Watermelon in Padua: soil, season and weather

In Padua the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 10 March, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the watermelon card — only around 15 May, 66 days later.

Last spring frost	10 March
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	15 May, 66 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	24 April – 19 August; April outside: 7.9 °C at night, 18.2 °C by day; card 18–35 °C
First autumn frost	28 November, 197 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	59
First harvest, if planted in this window	13 July – 17 October
Days left for picking	138
Daylight	13:35 on 17 April, 14:52 on 15 May
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 5 days; the driest month, July, has 11 rainy days

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

Watermelon in Padua: care after planting

Planted on 15 May: in the first weeks water every 5 days.

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

15 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 Padua during the watermelon season

No month of the season averages above the watermelon card's 18–35 °C by day; the warmest, August, averages 29.6 °C. Months that stay below 18 °C even by day on average: November (13 °C). Nights average below 18 °C in May, June and September–November (5.1–17.6 °C).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
May	21.7	12.5	161	16	14:52
June	27.4	17.6	89	11	15:39
July	29.4	19.5	85	11	15:21
August	29.6	19.5	89	10	14:09
September	24.7	15.3	116	11	12:35
October	19.5	10.7	93	9	11:01
November	13	5.1	106	10	9:33

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Watermelon in nearby cities

Around Padua, Ferrara is 2 days earlier and Verona 14 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Vicenza	30 km	24 May – 15 August	9 days later
Venice	35 km	16 May – 27 August	1 day later
Treviso	40 km	19 May – 14 August	4 days later
Ferrara	67 km	13 May – 19 August	2 days earlier
Verona	70 km	29 May – 18 August	14 days later
Mantua	90 km	14 May – 19 August	1 day earlier

Where to buy watermelon plants and seeds near Padua

Buy plants ready to set out from 15 May to 19 August (from 24 April to 19 August for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 27 March to 22 July. Within 15 km of Padua OpenStreetMap lists 14 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 1 plant nursery, 5 markets and 12 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026).

Bordin Garden & Vivai — garden centre
7 km
Il Mulino Pet and Garden — garden centre
7 km
Vivaio Pittarello — plant nursery
8 km
Piazza Mercato — market
14 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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