When to plant eggplants in Daegu: 16 May – 1 August

In Daegu, eggplant: sow for seedlings from 24 February to 2 June; plant into a greenhouse from 25 April to 1 August; plant out into open ground from 16 May to 1 August.

Eggplant in Daegu: soil, season and weather

In Daegu the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 19 March, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the eggplant card — only around 16 May, 58 days later.

Last spring frost	19 March
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	16 May, 58 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	25 April – 1 August; April outside: 9.1 °C at night, 19.4 °C by day; card 21–29 °C
First autumn frost	21 November, 189 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	70
First harvest, if planted in this window	25 July – 10 October
Days left for picking	119
Daylight	12:00 on 17 March, 14:05 on 16 May
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, November, has 3 rainy days

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

Eggplant in Daegu: care after planting

Planted on 16 May: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

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

16 May — feed: balanced (NPK)
13 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 Daegu during the eggplant season

Days average above the eggplant card's 21–29 °C in July (30.2 °C) and August (31 °C). Months that stay below 21 °C even by day on average: October (19.9 °C) and November (13.8 °C). Nights average below 21 °C in May, June and September–November (4.9–18.7 °C).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
May	24.4	13.9	94	8	14:03
June	28.4	18.7	155	11	14:35
July	30.2	22.8	227	17	14:22
August	31	23.4	195	17	13:33
September	25.8	18.7	197	14	12:26
October	19.9	11.9	92	8	11:19
November	13.8	4.9	35	3	10:17

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Eggplant in nearby cities

Around Daegu, Busan is 1 day earlier and Jeonju 3 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Ulsan	74 km	18 May – 27 July	2 days later
Busan	88 km	15 May – 2 August	1 day earlier
Daejeon	121 km	17 May – 23 July	1 day later
Jeonju	131 km	19 May – 28 July	3 days later
Gwangju	176 km	17 May – 3 August	1 day later
Gangneung	211 km	17 May – 1 August	1 day later

Where to buy eggplant plants and seeds near Daegu

Buy plants ready to set out from 16 May to 1 August (from 25 April to 1 August for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 24 February to 2 June. Within 15 km of Daegu OpenStreetMap lists 1 garden centre and 32 markets (collected 28 October 2026).

청구시장 — market
4 km
만촌종합시장 — market
5 km
Gwanmun Market — market
5 km
용산종합큰시장 — market
6 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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