When to plant watermelons in Samarkand: 28 April – 26 July

In Samarkand, watermelon: sow for seedlings from 10 March to 28 June; plant into a greenhouse from 7 April to 26 July; plant out into open ground from 28 April to 26 July.

Watermelon in Samarkand: soil, season and weather

In Samarkand the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 19 March, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the watermelon card — only around 28 April, 40 days later.

Last spring frost	19 March
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	28 April, 40 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	7 April – 26 July; April outside: 8.6 °C at night, 21.5 °C by day; card 18–35 °C
First autumn frost	4 November, 190 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	59
First harvest, if planted in this window	26 June – 23 September
Days left for picking	131
Daylight	12:36 on 31 March, 13:45 on 28 April
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 5 days; the driest month, July, has 0 rainy days

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

Watermelon in Samarkand: care after planting

Planted on 28 April: in the first weeks water every 5 days.

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

28 April — 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 Samarkand during the watermelon season

Days average above the watermelon card's 18–35 °C in July (36.9 °C). Months that stay below 18 °C even by day on average: November (14.3 °C). Nights average below 18 °C in April, May and September–November (1.5–13.6 °C).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
April	21.5	8.6	71	9	13:14
May	27.8	13.6	60	8	14:21
June	33.9	18.2	6	2	14:57
July	36.9	20.9	1	0	14:43
August	34.6	18.3	3	1	13:46
September	29.9	13.6	6	1	12:30
October	21.6	7.3	33	5	11:13
November	14.3	1.5	40	6	10:01

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Watermelon in nearby cities

Around Samarkand, Bukhara is 21 days earlier and Shymkent 1 day later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Bukhara	218 km	7 April – 27 July	21 days earlier
Tashkent	266 km	27 April – 27 July	1 day earlier
Shymkent	372 km	29 April – 27 July	1 day later
Turkistan	419 km	27 April – 24 July	1 day earlier
Namangan	426 km	19 April – 30 July	9 days earlier
Andijan	474 km	17 April – 30 July	11 days earlier

Where to buy watermelon plants and seeds near Samarkand

Buy plants ready to set out from 28 April to 26 July (from 7 April to 26 July for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 10 March to 28 June. Within 15 km of Samarkand OpenStreetMap lists 6 farm-supply shops and 14 markets (collected 27 October 2026).

Xazora — market
Wed, Sun 07:00–18:00 · 7 km
Министрой — farm supply
3 km
Хозмаг — farm supply
4 km
Хозмаг2 — farm supply
4 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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