When to plant eggplants in Greensboro: 28 April – 24 July

In Greensboro, eggplant: sow for seedlings from 6 February to 25 May; plant into a greenhouse from 7 April to 24 July; plant out into open ground from 28 April to 24 July. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Saffron World (farm shop, 1 km) and Sun & Soil Farm at The Corner Farmers Market (farm shop, 3 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Eggplant in Greensboro: soil, season and weather

In Greensboro the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 23 March, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the eggplant card — only around 28 April, 36 days later.

Last spring frost	23 March
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	28 April, 36 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	7 April – 24 July; April outside: 10.1 °C at night, 22 °C by day; card 21–29 °C
First autumn frost	13 November, 199 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	70
First harvest, if planted in this window	7 July – 2 October
Days left for picking	129
Daylight	11:19 on 27 February, 13:33 on 28 April
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, November, has 7 rainy days

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

Eggplant in Greensboro: care after planting

Planted on 28 April: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

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

28 April — feed: balanced (NPK)
26 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 Greensboro during the eggplant season

Days average above the eggplant card's 21–29 °C in June (29.7 °C), July (31.9 °C) and August (29.9 °C). Months that stay below 21 °C even by day on average: November (15.9 °C). Nights average below 21 °C in April–June and August–November (5.8–20.4 °C).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
April	22	10.1	95	9	13:05
May	25.7	15	116	12	14:04
June	29.7	18.9	86	11	14:36
July	31.9	21.6	116	14	14:23
August	29.9	20.4	105	14	13:33
September	27.3	17.7	126	10	12:27
October	21.8	11.9	83	7	11:19
November	15.9	5.8	70	7	10:17

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Eggplant in nearby cities

Around Greensboro, Columbia is 31 days earlier and Asheville 26 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Raleigh	109 km	18 April – 30 July	10 days earlier
Charlotte	133 km	13 April – 24 July	15 days earlier
Asheville	254 km	24 May – 13 July	26 days later
Columbia	256 km	28 March – 9 August	31 days earlier
Richmond	265 km	30 April – 27 July	2 days later
Wilmington	269 km	2 April – 11 August	26 days earlier

Where to buy eggplant plants and seeds near Greensboro

Buy plants ready to set out from 28 April to 24 July (from 7 April to 24 July for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 6 February to 25 May. Within 15 km of Greensboro OpenStreetMap lists 8 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 9 markets and 6 farm shops (collected 29 October 2026).

Tienda El Chapin — market
West Gate City Boulevard 3806 · 7 km
Tortilleria La Oaxaqueña — market
West Market Street 5103 · 8 km
Saffron World — farm shop
Yanceyville Street 501, 27405-7815 Greensboro · Sat 08:00–12:00 · 1 km · saffronworldmarket.etsy.com
Sun & Soil Farm at The Corner Farmers Market — farm shop
West Market Street 2105, 27403 Greensboro · Sat 08:00–12:00; Sun–Fri closed · 3 km · sunandsoilfarm.wordpress.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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