When to plant eggplants in Fayetteville: 9 May – 21 July

In Fayetteville, eggplant: sow for seedlings from 17 February to 22 May; plant into a greenhouse from 18 April to 21 July; plant out into open ground from 9 May to 21 July. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Westwood Gardens (garden centre, 4 km) and Westwood Gardens (garden centre, 6 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Eggplant in Fayetteville: soil, season and weather

In Fayetteville the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 30 March, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the eggplant card — only around 9 May, 40 days later.

Last spring frost	30 March
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	9 May, 40 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	18 April – 21 July; April outside: 9.6 °C at night, 20.2 °C by day; card 21–29 °C
First autumn frost	10 November, 185 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	70
First harvest, if planted in this window	18 July – 29 September
Days left for picking	115
Daylight	11:44 on 10 March, 13:54 on 9 May
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, September, has 7 rainy days

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

Eggplant in Fayetteville: care after planting

Planted on 9 May: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

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

9 May — feed: balanced (NPK)
6 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 Fayetteville during the eggplant season

Days average above the eggplant card's 21–29 °C in June (29.8 °C), July (31.7 °C) and August (30.7 °C). Months that stay below 21 °C even by day on average: November (15.5 °C). Nights average below 21 °C in May, June and September–November (5.8–19.6 °C).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
May	24.4	14.6	147	14	14:04
June	29.8	19.6	88	11	14:36
July	31.7	21.8	91	11	14:23
August	30.7	21	104	12	13:33
September	28.5	18.1	64	7	12:27
October	22.2	12.2	106	9	11:19
November	15.5	5.8	64	8	10:17

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Eggplant in nearby cities

Around Fayetteville, Oklahoma City is 24 days earlier and Jefferson City 2 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Fort Smith	78 km	1 May – 29 July	8 days earlier
Joplin	118 km	5 May – 12 July	4 days earlier
Tulsa	165 km	29 April – 28 July	10 days earlier
Little Rock	223 km	22 April – 31 July	17 days earlier
Oklahoma City	310 km	15 April – 21 July	24 days earlier
Jefferson City	329 km	11 May – 15 July	2 days later

Where to buy eggplant plants and seeds near Fayetteville

Buy plants ready to set out from 9 May to 21 July (from 18 April to 21 July for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 17 February to 22 May. Within 15 km of Fayetteville OpenStreetMap lists 5 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop and 1 market (collected 28 October 2026).

Hippie Hollow Refill — market
North College Avenue 3019, 72703 Fayetteville · Tue–Sat 10:00–17:00; Sun 12:00–17:00 · 5 km
Sharum's — garden centre
13 km
Westwood Gardens — garden centre
East Mission Boulevard 2104, 72703 Fayetteville · Mon–Sat 09:00–18:00; Sun 12:00–17:00 · 4 km · westwoodgardens.com
Westwood Gardens — garden centre
West Wedington Drive 4324, 72704 Fayetteville · 09:00–18:00 · 6 km · westwoodgardens.com

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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