When to plant watermelons in Vologda: 22 June – 1 July

In Vologda, watermelon: sow for seedlings from 4 May to 3 June; plant into a greenhouse from 1 June to 1 July; plant out into open ground from 22 June to 1 July. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include КУБ (garden centre, 2 km) and ЛБР (farm supply, 3 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Watermelon in Vologda: soil, season and weather

In Vologda the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 13 May, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the watermelon card — only around 22 June, 40 days later. 110 days separate planting out (22 June) from the first autumn frost (10 October); the card's 59 days to the first harvest leave 51 for picking, so a start 7 weeks late would still fit.

Last spring frost	13 May
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	22 June, 40 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	1 June – 1 July; June outside: 10.2 °C at night, 20.1 °C by day; card 18–35 °C
First autumn frost	10 October, 110 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	59
First harvest, if planted in this window	20 August – 29 August
Days left for picking	51
Daylight	17:37 on 25 May, 18:35 on 22 June
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 5 days; the driest month, October, has 12 rainy days

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

Watermelon in Vologda: care after planting

Planted on 22 June: in the first weeks water every 5 days.

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

22 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 Vologda during the watermelon season

No month of the season averages above the watermelon card's 18–35 °C by day; the warmest, July, averages 22.6 °C. Months that stay below 18 °C even by day on average: September (14.8 °C) and October (7.2 °C). Nights average below 18 °C in every month of the season, from 1.7 °C to 13.3 °C.

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
June	20.1	10.2	73	11	18:32
July	22.6	13.3	101	15	17:52
August	20.8	11.7	91	13	15:35
September	14.8	7.2	67	11	12:56
October	7.2	1.7	66	12	10:19

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Watermelon in nearby cities

1 of the nearest cities share Vologda's date.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Cherepovets	113 km	22 June – 8 July	same day
Kostroma	172 km	18 June – 2 July	4 days earlier
Yaroslavl	177 km	15 June – 1 July	7 days earlier
Ivanovo	255 km	15 June – 2 July	7 days earlier
Vladimir	344 km	13 June – 6 July	9 days earlier
Tver	352 km	16 June – 1 July	6 days earlier

Where to buy watermelon plants and seeds near Vologda

Buy plants ready to set out from 22 June to 1 July (from 1 June to 1 July for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 4 May to 3 June. Within 15 km of Vologda OpenStreetMap lists 2 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 4 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 27 October 2026).

КУБ — garden centre
Гончарная улица 4Б · Mon–Fri 09:00–19:00; Sat 09:00–16:00; Sun 09:00–15:00 · 2 km
ЛБР — farm supply
Mon–Fri 08:00–17:00 · 3 km · lbr.ru
Рынок на Северной — market
Северная улица 5, Вологда · 3 km
Городской рынок — market
Tue–Sun 07:15–19:00; Mon 07:15–16:00 · 0 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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