When to plant eggplants in Astrakhan: 3 May – 22 July

In Astrakhan, eggplant: sow for seedlings from 11 February to 23 May; plant into a greenhouse from 12 April to 22 July; plant out into open ground from 3 May to 22 July. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Красное&Белое (farm shop, 3 km) and Форпост (farm shop, 4 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Eggplant in Astrakhan: soil, season and weather

In Astrakhan the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 1 April, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the eggplant card — only around 3 May, 32 days later.

Last spring frost	1 April
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	3 May, 32 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	12 April – 22 July; April outside: 7.3 °C at night, 18.8 °C by day; card 21–29 °C
First autumn frost	11 November, 192 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	70
First harvest, if planted in this window	12 July – 30 September
Days left for picking	122
Daylight	11:15 on 4 March, 14:26 on 3 May
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, August, has 2 rainy days

The same dates in Astrakhan hold for Cucumber, Bell Pepper, Zucchini, Pumpkin and Watermelon.

Eggplant in Astrakhan: care after planting

Planted on 3 May: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

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

3 May — feed: balanced (NPK)
31 May — feed: nitrogen

Pests and diseases of eggplant 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 Astrakhan during the eggplant season

Days average above the eggplant card's 21–29 °C in June (31.5 °C), July (34 °C) and August (33.1 °C). Months that stay below 21 °C even by day on average: October (16.7 °C) and November (8.3 °C). Nights average below 21 °C in May, June and August–November (1.7–20.4 °C).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
May	25.1	13.3	34	6	14:58
June	31.5	18.8	19	4	15:47
July	34	21.5	16	3	15:28
August	33.1	20.4	8	2	14:13
September	24.8	14.1	17	3	12:36
October	16.7	7.6	26	5	10:59
November	8.3	1.7	20	5	9:27

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Eggplant in nearby cities

Around Astrakhan, Aktau is 5 days earlier and Vladikavkaz 56 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Atyrau	304 km	4 May – 12 July	1 day later
Volgograd	373 km	14 May – 9 July	11 days later
Makhachkala	377 km	9 May – 20 August	6 days later
Aktau	387 km	28 April – 21 July	5 days earlier
Vladikavkaz	454 km	28 June – 2 July	56 days later
Nalchik	471 km	3 June – 14 July	31 days later

Where to buy eggplant plants and seeds near Astrakhan

Buy plants ready to set out from 3 May to 22 July (from 12 April to 22 July for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 11 February to 23 May. Within 15 km of Astrakhan OpenStreetMap lists 3 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 22 markets and 3 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Селенские Исады — market
Покровская площадь 3А · 2 km
Мини-рынок — market
улица Немова 24И · 9 km
Красное&Белое — farm shop
улица Бориса Алексеева 2Б, 414052 Астрахань · Mon–Sun 09:00–22:05 · 3 km
Форпост — farm shop
улица Дзержинского 80Б, 414015 Астрахань · 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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