When to plant watermelons in Victoria: 13 June – 11 September

In Victoria, watermelon: sow for seedlings from 25 April to 14 August; plant into a greenhouse from 23 May to 11 September; plant out into open ground from 13 June to 11 September. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Wildwood Outdoor Living Centre (garden centre, 8 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Watermelon in Victoria: soil, season and weather

In Victoria the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 1 March, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the watermelon card — only around 13 June, 104 days later.

Last spring frost	1 March
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	13 June, 104 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	23 May – 11 September; May outside: 9.8 °C at night, 18 °C by day; card 18–35 °C
First autumn frost	21 December, 191 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	59
First harvest, if planted in this window	11 August – 9 November
Days left for picking	132
Daylight	15:15 on 16 May, 16:04 on 13 June
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 5 days; the driest month, July, has 2 rainy days

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

Watermelon in Victoria: care after planting

Planted on 13 June: in the first weeks water every 5 days.

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

13 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 Victoria during the watermelon season

No month of the season averages above the watermelon card's 18–35 °C by day; the warmest, August, averages 24.6 °C. Months that stay below 18 °C even by day on average: October (14 °C), November (9.8 °C) and December (7.2 °C). Nights average below 18 °C in every month of the season, from 3.4 °C to 15.3 °C.

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
June	20.8	12.1	32	6	16:05
July	24.4	14.6	11	2	15:44
August	24.6	15.3	22	4	14:23
September	20.1	12.9	58	8	12:39
October	14	8.7	126	14	10:54
November	9.8	5.8	174	18	9:15
December	7.2	3.4	177	19	8:21

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Watermelon in nearby cities

Around Victoria, Kelowna is 11 days earlier and Olympia 13 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Vancouver	96 km	22 June – 8 August	9 days later
Seattle	120 km	21 June – 15 August	8 days later
Olympia	159 km	26 June – 6 August	13 days later
Kelowna	325 km	2 June – 22 July	11 days earlier
Portland	328 km	17 June – 13 August	4 days later
Salem	389 km	6 June – 8 August	7 days earlier

Where to buy watermelon plants and seeds near Victoria

Buy plants ready to set out from 13 June to 11 September (from 23 May to 11 September for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 25 April to 14 August. Within 15 km of Victoria OpenStreetMap lists 6 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 7 markets and 6 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026).

Wildwood Outdoor Living Centre — garden centre
Elk Lake Drive 4660 · 8 km
Metchosin Farmers Market — market
Happy Valley Road 4450 · May–Oct Sun 11:00–14:00; Nov–Apr Off · 13 km · metchosin.ca
James Bay Market — market
Sat 09:00–15:00; Oct 07–Apr 30 closed · 1 km · jamesbaymarket.com
Moss Street Farmers Market — market
May–Oct 10:00–14:00; Nov–Apr 10:00–13:00 · 2 km · mossstreetmarket.com

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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