When to plant eggplants in Catania: from 25 April

In Catania, eggplant: sow for seedlings from 3 February; plant into a greenhouse from 4 April; plant out into open ground from 25 April. There is no autumn frost here, so the frost dates set no end to the window.

Eggplant in Catania: soil, season and weather

In Catania the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 26 January, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the eggplant card — only around 25 April, 89 days later. Catania has no autumn frost in the median year, so frost does not end the season.

Last spring frost	26 January
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	25 April, 89 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	from 4 April; April outside: 11.2 °C at night, 21 °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 4 July
Daylight	11:09 on 24 February, 13:31 on 25 April
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, July, has 2 rainy days

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

Eggplant in Catania: care after planting

Planted on 25 April: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

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

25 April — feed: balanced (NPK)
23 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 Catania during the eggplant season

Days average above the eggplant card's 21–29 °C in June–September (29.7–34.7 °C). Nights average below 21 °C in April–June and September (11.2–20.2 °C).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
April	21	11.2	28	5	13:09
May	25.3	15	44	6	14:10
June	31.5	20.2	20	3	14:44
July	34.7	23.1	10	2	14:31
August	34	23.2	14	3	13:38
September	29.7	20	45	7	12:28

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Eggplant in nearby cities

All the nearest cities on our list plant eggplant later than Catania; the closest date is in Messina, 26 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Reggio Calabria	84 km	24 May – 29 August	29 days later
Messina	87 km	from 21 May	26 days later
Palermo	167 km	28 May – 2 September	33 days later
Cosenza	224 km	3 June – 10 August	39 days later
Salerno	355 km	7 June – 21 August	43 days later
Potenza	355 km	14 June – 5 August	50 days later

Where to buy eggplant plants and seeds near Catania

Buy plants ready to set out from 25 April (from 4 April for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 3 February. Within 15 km of Catania OpenStreetMap lists 9 garden centres, 2 farm-supply shops, 12 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 20 October 2026).

Vivaio Verde Siciliano — garden centre
11 km
Istituto per l'agrumicultura — garden centre
15 km
Vivereverde — garden centre
3 km
CTC Irrigazioni — garden centre
5 km

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