When to plant eggplants in Bari: from 4 May

In Bari, eggplant: sow for seedlings from 12 February; plant into a greenhouse from 13 April; plant out into open ground from 4 May. There is no autumn frost here, so the frost dates set no end to the window.

Eggplant in Bari: soil, season and weather

In Bari the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 14 February, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the eggplant card — only around 4 May, 79 days later. Bari has no autumn frost in the median year, so frost does not end the season.

Last spring frost	14 February
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	4 May, 79 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	from 13 April; April outside: 9.8 °C at night, 19 °C by day; card 21–29 °C
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	70
First harvest, if planted in this window	from 13 July
Daylight	11:26 on 5 March, 14:05 on 4 May
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, July, has 4 rainy days

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

Eggplant in Bari: care after planting

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

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

4 May — feed: balanced (NPK)
1 June — 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 Bari during the eggplant season

Days average above the eggplant card's 21–29 °C in July (31.8 °C) and August (31.4 °C). Nights average below 21 °C in May, June and September, October (13.7–19 °C).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
May	23	13.8	68	10	14:28
June	28.9	19	47	7	15:07
July	31.8	21.5	24	4	14:52
August	31.4	21.3	30	6	13:51
September	26.9	17.7	51	8	12:31
October	22.1	13.7	49	9	11:10

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Eggplant in nearby cities

Around Bari, Foggia is 11 days earlier and Potenza 41 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Taranto	80 km	from 25 April	9 days earlier
Potenza	104 km	14 June – 5 August	41 days later
Foggia	117 km	23 April – 30 August	11 days earlier
Lecce	139 km	3 May – 7 August	1 day earlier
Salerno	182 km	7 June – 21 August	34 days later
Cosenza	209 km	3 June – 10 August	30 days later

Where to buy eggplant plants and seeds near Bari

Buy plants ready to set out from 4 May (from 13 April for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 12 February. Within 15 km of Bari OpenStreetMap lists 4 garden centres, 2 farm-supply shops and 19 markets (collected 20 October 2026).

Mercato Santa Scolastica — market
2 km
Mercato di Santa Chiara — market
2 km
Mercato coperto — market
3 km
Mercato coperto di San Girolamo — market
5 km

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