When to plant watermelons in Taldykorgan: 12 May – 29 June

In Taldykorgan, watermelon: sow for seedlings from 24 March to 1 June; plant into a greenhouse from 21 April to 29 June; plant out into open ground from 12 May to 29 June.

Watermelon in Taldykorgan: soil, season and weather

In Taldykorgan the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 13 April, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the watermelon card — only around 12 May, 29 days later.

Last spring frost	13 April
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	12 May, 29 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	21 April – 29 June; April outside: 4.2 °C at night, 18.4 °C by day; card 18–35 °C
First autumn frost	8 October, 149 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	59
First harvest, if planted in this window	10 July – 27 August
Days left for picking	90
Daylight	13:25 on 14 April, 14:43 on 12 May
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 5 days; the driest month, August, has 4 rainy days

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

Watermelon in Taldykorgan: care after planting

Planted on 12 May: in the first weeks water every 5 days.

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

12 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 Taldykorgan during the watermelon season

No month of the season averages above the watermelon card's 18–35 °C by day; the warmest, July, averages 32 °C. Months that stay below 18 °C even by day on average: October (15.2 °C). Nights average below 18 °C in every month of the season, from 2.1 °C to 17.9 °C.

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
May	23.9	9.9	54	9	14:50
June	29.4	15.6	35	7	15:36
July	32	17.9	28	6	15:18
August	29.9	15.4	20	4	14:07
September	23.7	9.7	29	6	12:35
October	15.2	2.1	43	7	11:02

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Watermelon in nearby cities

Around Taldykorgan, Taraz is 6 days earlier and Karakol 65 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Almaty	230 km	3 June – 27 June	22 days later
Karakol	281 km	16 July – 2 August	65 days later
Bishkek	386 km	15 May – 14 July	3 days later
Taraz	608 km	6 May – 11 July	6 days earlier
Semey	617 km	28 May – 20 June	16 days later
Jalal-Abad	630 km	12 May – 29 July	same day

Where to buy watermelon plants and seeds near Taldykorgan

Buy plants ready to set out from 12 May to 29 June (from 21 April to 29 June for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 24 March to 1 June. Within 15 km of Taldykorgan OpenStreetMap lists 1 market and 77 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Асхат — farm shop
1 km
Ануар — farm shop
1 km
Жанна — farm shop
1 km
Пикник — 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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