When to plant watermelons in Vladimir: 13 June – 6 July

In Vladimir, watermelon: sow for seedlings from 25 April to 8 June; plant into a greenhouse from 23 May to 6 July; plant out into open ground from 13 June to 6 July. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Все для сада и огорода (garden centre, 1 km) and Крот (garden centre, 4 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Watermelon in Vladimir: soil, season and weather

In Vladimir the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 3 May, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the watermelon card — only around 13 June, 41 days later.

Last spring frost	3 May
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	13 June, 41 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	23 May – 6 July; May outside: 6.4 °C at night, 17.4 °C by day; card 18–35 °C
First autumn frost	15 October, 124 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	59
First harvest, if planted in this window	11 August – 3 September
Days left for picking	65
Daylight	16:22 on 16 May, 17:35 on 13 June
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 5 days; the driest month, September, has 9 rainy days

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

Watermelon in Vladimir: 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 Vladimir during the watermelon season

No month of the season averages above the watermelon card's 18–35 °C by day; the warmest, July, averages 24.2 °C. Months that stay below 18 °C even by day on average: September (16.7 °C) and October (9.1 °C). Nights average below 18 °C in every month of the season, from 2.9 °C to 14.3 °C.

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
June	22.1	11.3	67	10	17:37
July	24.2	14.3	71	12	17:05
August	23.2	12.9	49	9	15:10
September	16.7	7.9	42	9	12:50
October	9.1	2.9	59	12	10:31

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Watermelon in nearby cities

Around Vladimir, Nizhny Novgorod is 11 days earlier and Kostroma 5 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Ivanovo	102 km	15 June – 2 July	2 days later
Yaroslavl	169 km	15 June – 1 July	2 days later
Ryazan	174 km	6 June – 14 July	7 days earlier
Moscow	178 km	14 June – 5 July	1 day later
Kostroma	184 km	18 June – 2 July	5 days later
Nizhny Novgorod	223 km	2 June – 9 July	11 days earlier

Where to buy watermelon plants and seeds near Vladimir

Buy plants ready to set out from 13 June to 6 July (from 23 May to 6 July for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 25 April to 8 June. Within 15 km of Vladimir OpenStreetMap lists 30 garden centres, 6 markets and 4 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Колхозный Сад — farm shop
10 km
Все для сада и огорода — garden centre
Mon–Sun 10:00–18:00 · 1 km
Крот — garden centre
Mon–Fri 10:00–18:00; Sat 10:00–16:00; Sun closed · 4 km
Дом и дача — garden centre
08:00–21:00 · 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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