When to plant watermelons in Vladikavkaz: 28 June – 13 July

In Vladikavkaz, watermelon: sow for seedlings from 10 May to 15 June; plant into a greenhouse from 7 June to 13 July; plant out into open ground from 28 June to 13 July.

Watermelon in Vladikavkaz: soil, season and weather

In Vladikavkaz the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 27 April, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the watermelon card — only around 28 June, 62 days later. 116 days separate planting out (28 June) from the first autumn frost (22 October); the card's 59 days to the first harvest leave 57 for picking, so a start 8 weeks late would still fit.

Last spring frost	27 April
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	28 June, 62 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	7 June – 13 July; June outside: 11.2 °C at night, 21.5 °C by day; card 18–35 °C
First autumn frost	22 October, 116 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	59
First harvest, if planted in this window	26 August – 10 September
Days left for picking	57
Daylight	15:07 on 31 May, 15:21 on 28 June
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 5 days; the driest month, October, has 10 rainy days

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

Watermelon in Vladikavkaz: care after planting

Planted on 28 June: in the first weeks water every 5 days.

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

28 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 Vladikavkaz during the watermelon season

No month of the season averages above the watermelon card's 18–35 °C by day; the warmest, August, averages 24.2 °C. Months that stay below 18 °C even by day on average: October (13.6 °C). Nights average below 18 °C in every month of the season, from 3.5 °C to 13.8 °C.

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
June	21.5	11.2	177	18	15:21
July	23.7	13.8	132	14	15:04
August	24.2	13.8	92	11	13:59
September	18.6	9.3	96	12	12:33
October	13.6	3.5	59	10	11:06

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Watermelon in nearby cities

All the nearest cities on our list plant watermelon earlier than Vladikavkaz; the closest date is in Gyumri, 17 days earlier.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Nalchik	99 km	3 June – 25 July	25 days earlier
Tbilisi	147 km	24 May – 6 August	35 days earlier
Kutaisi	182 km	23 May – 10 September	36 days earlier
Makhachkala	230 km	9 May – 31 August	50 days earlier
Vanadzor	248 km	23 May – 16 June	36 days earlier
Gyumri	259 km	11 June – 11 July	17 days earlier

Where to buy watermelon plants and seeds near Vladikavkaz

Buy plants ready to set out from 28 June to 13 July (from 7 June to 13 July for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 10 May to 15 June. Within 15 km of Vladikavkaz OpenStreetMap lists 1 garden centre, 11 markets and 2 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Северный рынок — market
2 km
Крытый рынок — market
2 km
Владикавказская ярмарка — market
4 km
Архонское ряды — market
5 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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