When to plant watermelons in Taraz: 6 May – 11 July

In Taraz, watermelon: sow for seedlings from 18 March to 13 June; plant into a greenhouse from 15 April to 11 July; plant out into open ground from 6 May to 11 July.

Watermelon in Taraz: soil, season and weather

In Taraz the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 1 April, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the watermelon card — only around 6 May, 35 days later.

Last spring frost	1 April
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	6 May, 35 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	15 April – 11 July; April outside: 7 °C at night, 19.7 °C by day; card 18–35 °C
First autumn frost	20 October, 167 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	59
First harvest, if planted in this window	4 July – 8 September
Days left for picking	108
Daylight	13:02 on 8 April, 14:17 on 6 May
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 5 days; the driest month, July, has 3 rainy days

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

Watermelon in Taraz: care after planting

Planted on 6 May: in the first weeks water every 5 days.

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

6 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 Taraz during the watermelon season

No month of the season averages above the watermelon card's 18–35 °C by day; the warmest, July, averages 34.4 °C. Months that stay below 18 °C even by day on average: October (17.2 °C). Nights average below 18 °C in May, June and August–October (4.3–17.4 °C).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
May	25.9	12.1	50	8	14:38
June	31.8	17.3	22	4	15:20
July	34.4	19.7	11	3	15:03
August	31.9	17.4	13	2	13:58
September	25.9	11.3	12	2	12:33
October	17.2	4.3	46	6	11:06

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Watermelon in nearby cities

Around Taraz, Andijan is 19 days earlier and Jalal-Abad 6 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Shymkent	158 km	29 April – 27 July	7 days earlier
Namangan	213 km	19 April – 30 July	17 days earlier
Andijan	249 km	17 April – 30 July	19 days earlier
Tashkent	250 km	27 April – 27 July	9 days earlier
Turkistan	256 km	27 April – 24 July	9 days earlier
Jalal-Abad	257 km	12 May – 29 July	6 days later

Where to buy watermelon plants and seeds near Taraz

Buy plants ready to set out from 6 May to 11 July (from 15 April to 11 July for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 18 March to 13 June. Within 15 km of Taraz OpenStreetMap lists 9 markets (collected 27 October 2026).

Базар ауыл береке — market
4 km
Атакент Тараз — market
5 km
Орталык базар — market
5 km
Ауыл Береке — market
улица Мамбет батыра 2/19, Тараз · 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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