When to plant watermelons in Turkistan: 27 April – 24 July

In Turkistan, watermelon: sow for seedlings from 9 March to 26 June; plant into a greenhouse from 6 April to 24 July; plant out into open ground from 27 April to 24 July.

Watermelon in Turkistan: soil, season and weather

In Turkistan the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 24 March, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the watermelon card — only around 27 April, 34 days later.

Last spring frost	24 March
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	27 April, 34 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	6 April – 24 July; April outside: 8.9 °C at night, 22.5 °C by day; card 18–35 °C
First autumn frost	2 November, 189 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	59
First harvest, if planted in this window	25 June – 21 September
Days left for picking	130
Daylight	12:37 on 30 March, 13:56 on 27 April
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 5 days; the driest month, July, has 0 rainy days

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

Watermelon in Turkistan: care after planting

Planted on 27 April: in the first weeks water every 5 days.

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

27 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 Turkistan during the watermelon season

Days average above the watermelon card's 18–35 °C in July (37.5 °C). Months that stay below 18 °C even by day on average: November (10.1 °C). Nights average below 18 °C in April, May and September–November (-1.5–15.1 °C).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
April	22.5	8.9	34	7	13:23
May	29.2	15.1	32	4	14:40
June	34.9	19.8	5	2	15:23
July	37.5	22.9	1	0	15:06
August	34.6	20.3	4	1	14:00
September	28.3	13.9	2	1	12:33
October	19.4	5.8	17	4	11:05
November	10.1	-1.5	31	5	9:44

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Watermelon in nearby cities

Around Turkistan, Namangan is 8 days earlier and Taraz 9 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Shymkent	151 km	29 April – 27 July	2 days later
Tashkent	235 km	27 April – 27 July	same day
Taraz	256 km	6 May – 11 July	9 days later
Kyzylorda	280 km	26 April – 11 July	1 day earlier
Namangan	379 km	19 April – 30 July	8 days earlier
Samarkand	419 km	28 April – 26 July	1 day later

Where to buy watermelon plants and seeds near Turkistan

Buy plants ready to set out from 27 April to 24 July (from 6 April to 24 July for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 9 March to 26 June. Within 15 km of Turkistan OpenStreetMap lists 5 markets (collected 27 October 2026).

Eco Bazar — market
9 km
Баян базары — market
улица Ата Турк, Туркестан · 2 km
Яссы оптовый рынок Базар — market
улица Кызыл-Орда тас жолы, Туркестан · 3 km
Жума базар — market
улица О.Жарылкапов, Туркестан · 3 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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