When to plant watermelons in Veliky Novgorod: 12 June – 10 July

In Veliky Novgorod, watermelon: sow for seedlings from 24 April to 12 June; plant into a greenhouse from 22 May to 10 July; plant out into open ground from 12 June to 10 July. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Садово дачный (garden centre, 3 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Watermelon in Veliky Novgorod: soil, season and weather

In Veliky Novgorod the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 2 May, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the watermelon card — only around 12 June, 41 days later.

Last spring frost	2 May
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	12 June, 41 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	22 May – 10 July; May outside: 5.8 °C at night, 16.9 °C by day; card 18–35 °C
First autumn frost	19 October, 129 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	59
First harvest, if planted in this window	10 August – 7 September
Days left for picking	70
Daylight	16:47 on 15 May, 18:14 on 12 June
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 5 days; the driest month, September, has 10 rainy days

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

Watermelon in Veliky Novgorod: care after planting

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

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

12 June — 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 Veliky Novgorod during the watermelon season

No month of the season averages above the watermelon card's 18–35 °C by day; the warmest, July, averages 22.8 °C. Months that stay below 18 °C even by day on average: September (16.5 °C) and October (9 °C). Nights average below 18 °C in every month of the season, from 3.5 °C to 13.9 °C.

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
June	21.9	11.7	81	12	18:18
July	22.8	13.9	100	16	17:40
August	21.6	12.8	90	15	15:29
September	16.5	9	49	10	12:54
October	9	3.5	75	14	10:22

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Watermelon in nearby cities

Around Veliky Novgorod, Pskov is 3 days earlier and Tallinn 9 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Saint Petersburg	167 km	17 June – 11 July	5 days later
Pskov	189 km	9 June – 10 July	3 days earlier
Tver	331 km	16 June – 1 July	4 days later
Polatsk	369 km	11 June – 11 July	1 day earlier
Vitebsk	376 km	18 June – 7 July	6 days later
Tallinn	387 km	21 June – 23 July	9 days later

Where to buy watermelon plants and seeds near Veliky Novgorod

Buy plants ready to set out from 12 June to 10 July (from 22 May to 10 July for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 24 April to 12 June. Within 15 km of Veliky Novgorod OpenStreetMap lists 4 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 3 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 27 October 2026).

Центральный рынок — market
1 km
Григоровский продуктовый рынок — market
4 km
Магазин Пиреев — farm shop
5 km
Садово дачный — garden centre
10:00–19:00 · 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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