When to plant eggplants in Dubbo: 10 October – 27 February

In Dubbo, eggplant: sow for seedlings from 21 July to 29 December; plant into a greenhouse from 19 September to 27 February; plant out into open ground from 10 October to 27 February.

Eggplant in Dubbo: soil, season and weather

In Dubbo the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 29 July, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the eggplant card — only around 10 October, 73 days later.

Last spring frost	29 July
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	10 October, 73 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	19 September – 27 February; September outside: 8 °C at night, 20.5 °C by day; card 21–29 °C
First autumn frost	18 June, 252 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	70
First harvest, if planted in this window	19 December – 7 May
Days left for picking	182
Daylight	10:48 on 11 August, 12:41 on 10 October
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, May, has 5 rainy days

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

Eggplant in Dubbo: care after planting

Planted on 10 October: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

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

10 October — feed: balanced (NPK)
7 November — 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 Dubbo during the eggplant season

Days average above the eggplant card's 21–29 °C in December (30.9 °C), January (33 °C) and February (31.3 °C). Months that stay below 21 °C even by day on average: May (18.6 °C) and June (15.1 °C). Nights average below 21 °C in every month of the season, from 5.4 °C to 20.1 °C.

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
October	24.2	11.5	64	7	12:51
November	27.4	14.5	69	8	13:46
December	30.9	17.4	47	6	14:15
January	33	20.1	51	7	14:02
February	31.3	18.5	45	5	13:14
March	28.7	16.9	75	8	12:19
April	23.8	12.4	49	5	11:19
May	18.6	8.2	40	5	10:29
June	15.1	5.4	46	6	10:03

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Eggplant in nearby cities

All the nearest cities on our list plant eggplant later than Dubbo; the closest date is in Albury, 30 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Orange	123 km	21 November – 21 February	42 days later
Canberra	339 km	26 November – 7 February	47 days later
Albury	451 km	9 November – 28 February	30 days later
Bendigo	638 km	16 November – 27 February	37 days later
Melbourne	700 km	12 November – 4 March	33 days later
Ballarat	732 km	18 December – 27 February	69 days later

Where to buy eggplant plants and seeds near Dubbo

Buy plants ready to set out from 10 October to 27 February (from 19 September to 27 February for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 21 July to 29 December. Within 15 km of Dubbo OpenStreetMap lists 1 garden centre, 2 farm-supply shops and 1 plant nursery (collected 28 October 2026).

Magnolia Nursery — garden centre
3 km
Old Ganarrin Garden Centre — plant nursery
5 km
Delta Agribusiness — farm supply
3 km
Furneys Stock Feeds — farm supply
2 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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