When to plant watermelons in Savannah: 25 February – 14 September

In Savannah, watermelon: sow for seedlings from 7 January to 17 August; plant into a greenhouse from 4 February to 14 September; plant out into open ground from 25 February to 14 September. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Northern Tool+Equipment (farm supply, 8 km) and Davis Produce Stand (farm shop, 13 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Watermelon in Savannah: soil, season and weather

In Savannah the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 10 February, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the watermelon card — only around 25 February, 15 days later.

Last spring frost	10 February
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	25 February, 15 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	4 February – 14 September; February outside: 10.2 °C at night, 18.8 °C by day; card 18–35 °C
First autumn frost	24 December, 302 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	59
First harvest, if planted in this window	25 April – 12 November
Days left for picking	243
Daylight	10:33 on 28 January, 11:21 on 25 February
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 5 days; the driest month, February, has 8 rainy days

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

Watermelon in Savannah: care after planting

Planted on 25 February: in the first weeks water every 5 days.

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

25 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 Savannah during the watermelon season

No month of the season averages above the watermelon card's 18–35 °C by day; the warmest, July, averages 31.6 °C. Months that stay below 18 °C even by day on average: December (17.1 °C). Nights average below 18 °C in February–April and October–December (9.2–17.9 °C).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
February	18.8	10.2	70	8	11:03
March	21.3	12.5	82	9	11:57
April	24.3	15.7	77	7	12:57
May	27.8	20.1	95	12	13:47
June	30.2	23.4	119	16	14:14
July	31.6	25	138	19	14:04
August	30.4	24.6	193	22	13:21
September	28.9	22.4	135	14	12:24
October	25.4	17.9	90	7	11:25
November	20.6	12.3	76	7	10:32
December	17.1	9.2	103	9	10:04

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Watermelon in nearby cities

Around Savannah, Jacksonville is 14 days earlier and Athens (United States) 51 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Charleston	135 km	12 March – 10 September	15 days later
Jacksonville	202 km	11 February – 17 September	14 days earlier
Columbia	214 km	28 March – 20 August	31 days later
Macon	253 km	23 March – 22 August	26 days later
Gainesville	295 km	18 February – 14 September	7 days earlier
Athens (United States)	297 km	17 April – 13 August	51 days later

Where to buy watermelon plants and seeds near Savannah

Buy plants ready to set out from 25 February to 14 September (from 4 February to 14 September for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 7 January to 17 August. Within 15 km of Savannah OpenStreetMap lists 1 garden centre, 1 farm-supply shop, 1 plant nursery, 1 market and 1 farm shop (collected 20 October 2026).

Polk's Market — market
11 km
Northern Tool+Equipment — farm supply
Abercorn Street 7505, 31406 Savannah · 8 km · northerntool.com
Davis Produce Stand — farm shop
US 80 7755, 31410 Savannah · Mon–Sat 10:00–19:00; Sun 10:00–17:00 · 13 km · davisproduce.com
Herb Creek — garden centre
11 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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