When to plant watermelons in Pensacola: 23 February – 9 September

In Pensacola, watermelon: sow for seedlings from 5 January to 12 August; plant into a greenhouse from 2 February to 9 September; plant out into open ground from 23 February to 9 September. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Southway Crane & Rigging (farm supply, 9 km) and The Farm- Pensacola Produce Market (farm shop, 10 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Watermelon in Pensacola: soil, season and weather

In Pensacola the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 26 January, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the watermelon card — only around 23 February, 28 days later.

Last spring frost	26 January
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	23 February, 28 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	2 February – 9 September; February outside: 11.2 °C at night, 19.1 °C by day; card 18–35 °C
First autumn frost	19 December, 299 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	59
First harvest, if planted in this window	23 April – 7 November
Days left for picking	240
Daylight	10:36 on 26 January, 11:21 on 23 February
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 5 days; the driest month, November, has 7 rainy days

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

Watermelon in Pensacola: care after planting

Planted on 23 February: in the first weeks water every 5 days.

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

23 February — 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 Pensacola during the watermelon season

No month of the season averages above the watermelon card's 18–35 °C by day; the warmest, July, averages 30.8 °C. Months that stay below 18 °C even by day on average: December (17.9 °C). Nights average below 18 °C in February–April and November, December (10.2–15.8 °C).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
February	19.1	11.2	98	11	11:07
March	21.2	13.5	129	13	11:57
April	23.7	15.8	117	11	12:54
May	27.5	20	130	12	13:41
June	30	23.4	161	19	14:06
July	30.8	24.6	162	23	13:56
August	30.8	24.6	194	21	13:16
September	29.6	22.6	139	14	12:23
October	26.2	18	101	8	11:28
November	21.5	12.9	93	7	10:38
December	17.9	10.2	133	11	10:12

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Watermelon in nearby cities

1 of the nearest cities share Pensacola's date.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Mobile	89 km	24 February – 5 September	1 day later
Gulfport	178 km	25 February – 15 August	2 days later
Montgomery	235 km	17 March – 20 August	22 days later
New Orleans	280 km	23 February – 5 September	same day
Tallahassee	282 km	24 February – 13 September	1 day later
Birmingham (United States)	348 km	9 April – 17 August	45 days later

Where to buy watermelon plants and seeds near Pensacola

Buy plants ready to set out from 23 February to 9 September (from 2 February to 9 September for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 5 January to 12 August. Within 15 km of Pensacola OpenStreetMap lists 3 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 1 plant nursery, 1 market and 1 farm shop (collected 28 October 2026).

Southway Crane & Rigging — farm supply
Stumpfield Road 208, 32503 Pensacola · 24/7 · 9 km
Bailey's Produce & Nursery — market
N Davis Hwy 4301, 32503 Pensacola · Mon–Sat 08:00–19:00; Sun 10:00–16:00 · 6 km · baileysproduce.com
The Farm- Pensacola Produce Market — farm shop
Mobile Highway 6404, 32526 Pensacola · Wed–Sat 09:00–17:00; Sun 11:00–17:00 · 10 km
Walmart Garden Center — garden centre
10 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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