Sowing dates

When to Sow Eggplant?

Eggplant – heat-loving vegetable from the nightshade family. Requires a long, warm season. Below you'll find exact sowing dates, growing requirements, recommended fertilization and companion plants — all from our plant database. Click the button to see dates personalised for your region in the interactive planner.

Sowing dates – 🍆 Eggplant

Sowing dates Eggplant
Indoor sowing Feb–Mar
Transplanting Apr–Jun
Direct sowing May–Jun
Harvest period Jul–Sep
Days to harvest85
Spacing 50 × 60 cm
Sowing depth 1 cm
Days to germination10

Growing requirements

Eggplant (Solanum melongena) belongs to the family: Nightshade. The requirements below come straight from the app database – you will see the same values on the plant card in Gardener Planner.

Sunlight high
Water medium
Soil loamy
pH 6–7
Family Nightshade

Fertilization (NPK)

Approximate nutrient demand. For precise doses, test your soil first – the NPK fertilizer calculator will do the math for you.

Nitrogen (N) medium (10–14 g/m² per season)
Phosphorus (P) medium (50–70 mg/l in soil)
Potassium (K) medium (150–200 mg/l in soil)

Companion planting

Good companions reduce pests and diseases and make better use of bed space. Click a vegetable to see its sowing dates.

Good companions: Beans, Pepper, Spinach

Bad companions: Potato

🔍 Eggplant diseases — identify them by photo →

Plan your Eggplant in the app

Gardener Planner lets you match sowing dates to your climate zone, track progress and plan crop rotation across your whole garden.

Open Gardener Planner →

Frequently asked questions

When to sow Eggplant indoors?

Sow Eggplant indoors from Feb–Mar. Seedlings are ready to transplant after about 6–8 weeks.

When to transplant Eggplant?

Transplant Eggplant outdoors from Apr–Jun, after the last frost.

When to harvest Eggplant?

Harvest Eggplant from Jul–Sep (approx. 85 days from transplanting/germination).

What spacing and sowing depth?

Spacing: 50 × 60 cm. Sowing depth: 1 cm. Days to germination: 10.

What to plant next to Eggplant?

Good companions: Beans, Pepper, Spinach. Bad companions: Potato.

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