When to plant watermelons in Pskov: 9 June – 10 July

In Pskov, watermelon: sow for seedlings from 21 April to 12 June; plant into a greenhouse from 19 May to 10 July; plant out into open ground from 9 June to 10 July. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Торгово-оптовая компания (farm shop, 2 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Watermelon in Pskov: soil, season and weather

In Pskov the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 6 May, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the watermelon card — only around 9 June, 34 days later.

Last spring frost	6 May
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	9 June, 34 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	19 May – 10 July; May outside: 6.2 °C at night, 16.6 °C by day; card 18–35 °C
First autumn frost	19 October, 132 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	59
First harvest, if planted in this window	7 August – 7 September
Days left for picking	73
Daylight	16:25 on 12 May, 17:56 on 9 June
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 5 days; the driest month, September, has 9 rainy days

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

Watermelon in Pskov: care after planting

Planted on 9 June: in the first weeks water every 5 days.

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

9 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 Pskov during the watermelon season

No month of the season averages above the watermelon card's 18–35 °C by day; the warmest, July, averages 22.5 °C. Months that stay below 18 °C even by day on average: September (16.9 °C) and October (9.7 °C). Nights average below 18 °C in every month of the season, from 4 °C to 14 °C.

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
June	21.6	11.8	81	12	18:05
July	22.5	14	103	16	17:29
August	21.5	12.8	99	15	15:23
September	16.9	9.2	49	9	12:53
October	9.7	4	71	14	10:24

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Watermelon in nearby cities

All the nearest cities on our list plant watermelon later than Pskov; the closest date is in Polatsk, 2 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Veliky Novgorod	189 km	12 June – 10 July	3 days later
Polatsk	261 km	11 June – 11 July	2 days later
Saint Petersburg	262 km	17 June – 11 July	8 days later
Riga	271 km	14 June – 4 August	5 days later
Tallinn	275 km	21 June – 23 July	12 days later
Vitebsk	314 km	18 June – 7 July	9 days later

Where to buy watermelon plants and seeds near Pskov

Buy plants ready to set out from 9 June to 10 July (from 19 May to 10 July for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 21 April to 12 June. Within 15 km of Pskov OpenStreetMap lists 2 garden centres, 1 plant nursery, 6 markets and 2 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Рынок "Нива" — market
Mon–Sun 08:00–19:00 · 3 km
Корзинка — market
Mon–Sun 09:00–21:00 · 2 km
Торгово-оптовая компания — farm shop
Mon–Fri 09:00–17:00 · 2 km · kombikormpskov.2gis.biz
Садовый центр «Зелёный остров» — plant nursery
8 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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