When to plant watermelons in Talavera de la Reina: 9 May – 8 September

In Talavera de la Reina, watermelon: sow for seedlings from 21 March to 11 August; plant into a greenhouse from 18 April to 8 September; plant out into open ground from 9 May to 8 September.

Watermelon in Talavera de la Reina: soil, season and weather

In Talavera de la Reina the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 6 February, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the watermelon card — only around 9 May, 92 days later.

Last spring frost	6 February
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	9 May, 92 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	18 April – 8 September; April outside: 8.6 °C at night, 19.6 °C by day; card 18–35 °C
First autumn frost	18 December, 223 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	59
First harvest, if planted in this window	7 July – 6 November
Days left for picking	164
Daylight	13:04 on 11 April, 14:10 on 9 May
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 5 days; the driest month, August, has 1 rainy day

The same dates in Talavera de la Reina hold for Cucumber, Bell Pepper, Eggplant, Zucchini and Pumpkin.

Watermelon in Talavera de la Reina: care after planting

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

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

9 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 Talavera de la Reina during the watermelon season

No month of the season averages above the watermelon card's 18–35 °C by day; the warmest, July, averages 34.6 °C. Months that stay below 18 °C even by day on average: November (15.4 °C) and December (12.4 °C). Nights average below 18 °C in May, June and September–December (4.3–17.3 °C).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
May	24.6	12.5	51	6	14:22
June	30.1	17.3	17	3	15:00
July	34.6	20.8	7	0	14:45
August	34.6	21.1	5	1	13:47
September	28.4	16.5	34	4	12:30
October	23.1	12.5	94	9	11:12
November	15.4	6.9	85	11	10:00
December	12.4	4.3	68	8	9:21

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Watermelon in nearby cities

Around Talavera de la Reina, Plasencia is 1 day earlier and Segovia 23 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Toledo	69 km	11 May – 27 August	2 days later
Ávila	78 km	31 May – 8 August	22 days later
Plasencia	108 km	8 May – 20 September	1 day earlier
Madrid	108 km	14 May – 18 August	5 days later
Segovia	124 km	1 June – 30 July	23 days later
Salamanca	132 km	25 May – 14 August	16 days later

Where to buy watermelon plants and seeds near Talavera de la Reina

Buy plants ready to set out from 9 May to 8 September (from 18 April to 8 September for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 21 March to 11 August. Within 15 km of Talavera de la Reina OpenStreetMap lists 3 farm-supply shops, 1 plant nursery, 2 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 28 October 2026).

Riegos Huertas — farm supply
1 km
El Mercado — market
1 km
Mercado de Abastos — market
1 km
Joaquín Garrido Frontelo — farm shop
1 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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