When to plant eggplants in Corpus Christi: 5 February – 2 September

In Corpus Christi, eggplant: sow for seedlings from 16 November to 4 July; plant into a greenhouse from 15 January to 2 September; plant out into open ground from 5 February to 2 September.

Eggplant in Corpus Christi: soil, season and weather

In Corpus Christi the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 27 January, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the eggplant card — only around 5 February, 9 days later.

Last spring frost	27 January
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	5 February, 9 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	15 January – 2 September; January outside: 10.8 °C at night, 19.7 °C by day; card 21–29 °C
First autumn frost	23 December, 321 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	70
First harvest, if planted in this window	16 April – 11 November
Days left for picking	251
Daylight	10:27 on 7 December, 10:58 on 5 February
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, February, has 7 rainy days

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

Eggplant in Corpus Christi: care after planting

Planted on 5 February: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

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

5 February — feed: balanced (NPK)
5 March — 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 Corpus Christi during the eggplant season

Days average above the eggplant card's 21–29 °C in May–September (29.9–33.2 °C). Nights average below 21 °C in February–April and October–December (12.7–20.6 °C).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
February	22.1	12.7	39	7	11:13
March	25.1	16.9	81	9	11:58
April	27.3	19.4	73	10	12:49
May	29.9	23.1	98	13	13:31
June	31.8	25.2	110	13	13:53
July	32.8	25.8	90	10	13:44
August	33.2	26	86	11	13:09
September	31.4	24.4	111	15	12:21
October	28.8	20.6	66	10	11:32
November	24.4	16.2	72	9	10:47
December	21.7	13	54	7	10:24

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Eggplant in nearby cities

Around Corpus Christi, Reynosa is 7 days earlier and Austin 26 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Reynosa	203 km	29 January – 2 September	7 days earlier
Nuevo Laredo	212 km	3 February – 2 September	2 days earlier
San Antonio	215 km	28 February – 15 August	23 days later
Austin	283 km	3 March – 23 August	26 days later
Houston	299 km	24 February – 7 August	19 days later
Monterrey	369 km	4 February – 2 September	1 day earlier

Where to buy eggplant plants and seeds near Corpus Christi

Buy plants ready to set out from 5 February to 2 September (from 15 January to 2 September for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 16 November to 4 July. Within 15 km of Corpus Christi OpenStreetMap lists 1 garden centre and 1 market (collected 29 October 2026).

BotaniCo — garden centre
4 km
Moody's Quality Meats — market
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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