When to plant Eggplant in Texas, United States

Eggplant can be planted after April 15, when air temperature is consistently in a range between 55°F and 105°F and soil temperature is above 45°F.

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Growing Eggplant in Texas

Days suitable for growing Eggplant in Texas

Texas has on average 197 days, suitable for growing Eggplant. Eggplant needs on average between 65 and 80 days to mature and produce harvest. With 197 days suitable for growing, you can expect good harvest without too much effort if all planting activities are done in timely manner.

Eggplant seeds can be planted between April 15 and August 24. Planting before April 15 without any additional protection is not advised because cold streaks can damage or kill off young plant. When planting after August 24, Eggplant will not have enough time to mature and produce harvest.

Growing season extention

In order to maximize chances for a good harvest of Eggplant in Texas, some extra steps can be taken to extend growing season.

Start seeds indoors

When starting seeds indoors, it is possible to guarantee best possible conditions for young seedlings. Consistent temperature range, adequate watering and ample light (natural, supplemented with artifitial grow lights) will ensure you have strong and healthy seedlings just in time for transplanting into soil.

It takes 42 days on average for Eggplant to sprout, and grow big enough to be ready for transplanting.

April 15 is on average first day in Texas that has required temperatures for young Eggplant seedlings to grow, without worrying about cold damage.

Seeds can be started indoors beween March 04 and August 09, this way they will be ready just in time for transplanting on April 15.

Seedlings started after August 09 might not have enough time to mature and produce harvest.

Use a cold frame

When using a cold frame in a beggining of growing season You can protect young plants from possible temperature drops, this way growing season can start up to 2 weeks earlier.

Use an additional shading

On days, when air temperatures are expected to raise above 105°F, which is in top of tolerable range for Eggplant, consider using additional shading to prevent heat shock.

Total frost free days	245
Last frost expected date	March 12
First frost expected date	November 12
Dates with ideal conditions	May 09 May 24 May 29 June 01
Dates with suitable conditions	March 11 to March 12 (2 days) March 23 to March 25 (3 days) March 27 to March 30 (4 days) April 03 to April 13 (11 days) April 15 to October 28 (197 days) November 06 to November 11 (6 days) November 21 December 09
Total days ideal for growing Eggplant in Texas	4
Total days suitable for growing Eggplant in Texas	225
Days needed for Eggplant to mature and produce harvest	65 - 80
Seed can be planted directly into soil	yes

Notable temperature facts for growing Eggplant in Texas

Table with days suitable to grow vegetables in Texas

Tolerable temperature range for Eggplant: 55°F to 105°F

	Week	Average temperature	Possible min and max temperature	Suitable for Eggplant
1	January 01 - January 03	45°F to 61°F	30°F to 79°F
2	January 04 - January 10	46°F to 65°F	34°F to 77°F
3	January 11 - January 17	45°F to 64°F	30°F to 78°F
4	January 18 - January 24	45°F to 62°F	30°F to 74°F
5	January 25 - January 31	43°F to 61°F	33°F to 73°F
6	February 01 - February 07	44°F to 64°F	23°F to 78°F
7	February 08 - February 14	42°F to 61°F	23°F to 76°F
8	February 15 - February 21	42°F to 62°F	9°F to 81°F
9	February 22 - February 28	48°F to 67°F	31°F to 81°F
10	March 01 - March 07	49°F to 70°F	28°F to 82°F
11	March 08 - March 14	54°F to 73°F	31°F to 85°F
12	March 15 - March 21	52°F to 71°F	38°F to 82°F
13	March 22 - March 28	57°F to 77°F	44°F to 88°F	TRUE
14	March 29 - April 04	57°F to 76°F	42°F to 89°F	TRUE
15	April 05 - April 11	59°F to 79°F	49°F to 91°F	TRUE
16	April 12 - April 18	58°F to 78°F	44°F to 89°F	TRUE
17	April 19 - April 25	60°F to 79°F	45°F to 90°F	TRUE
18	April 26 - May 02	63°F to 82°F	53°F to 89°F	TRUE
19	May 03 - May 09	67°F to 85°F	58°F to 94°F	TRUE
20	May 10 - May 16	65°F to 82°F	56°F to 95°F	TRUE
21	May 17 - May 23	69°F to 86°F	62°F to 96°F	TRUE
22	May 24 - May 30	69°F to 85°F	62°F to 94°F	TRUE
23	May 31 - June 06	70°F to 86°F	65°F to 97°F	TRUE
24	June 07 - June 13	73°F to 92°F	65°F to 101°F	TRUE
25	June 14 - June 20	74°F to 93°F	67°F to 101°F	TRUE
26	June 21 - June 27	76°F to 93°F	71°F to 101°F	TRUE
27	June 28 - July 04	75°F to 92°F	71°F to 99°F	TRUE
28	July 05 - July 11	77°F to 93°F	72°F to 102°F	TRUE
29	July 12 - July 18	77°F to 96°F	72°F to 103°F	TRUE
30	July 19 - July 25	77°F to 95°F	68°F to 103°F	TRUE
31	July 26 - August 01	77°F to 95°F	70°F to 101°F	TRUE
32	August 02 - August 08	77°F to 95°F	72°F to 102°F	TRUE
33	August 09 - August 15	78°F to 97°F	74°F to 103°F	TRUE
34	August 16 - August 22	77°F to 95°F	72°F to 103°F	TRUE
35	August 23 - August 29	76°F to 94°F	73°F to 103°F	TRUE
36	August 30 - September 05	76°F to 93°F	71°F to 100°F	TRUE
37	September 06 - September 12	73°F to 91°F	61°F to 103°F	TRUE
38	September 13 - September 19	72°F to 89°F	67°F to 96°F	TRUE
39	September 20 - September 26	71°F to 89°F	61°F to 97°F	TRUE
40	September 27 - October 03	69°F to 87°F	57°F to 94°F	TRUE
41	October 04 - October 10	66°F to 85°F	57°F to 92°F	TRUE
42	October 11 - October 17	63°F to 82°F	49°F to 94°F	TRUE
43	October 18 - October 24	63°F to 82°F	48°F to 90°F	TRUE
44	October 25 - October 31	55°F to 72°F	36°F to 87°F
45	November 01 - November 07	54°F to 73°F	37°F to 84°F
46	November 08 - November 14	54°F to 70°F	30°F to 84°F
47	November 15 - November 21	51°F to 69°F	38°F to 83°F
48	November 22 - November 28	50°F to 66°F	39°F to 78°F
49	November 29 - December 05	50°F to 68°F	35°F to 78°F
50	December 06 - December 12	51°F to 69°F	36°F to 80°F
51	December 13 - December 19	46°F to 64°F	33°F to 79°F
52	December 20 - December 26	45°F to 63°F	17°F to 79°F
53	December 27 - December 31	49°F to 67°F	32°F to 77°F

Days with suitable temperature for growing Eggplant in Texas

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