When to plant eggplants in Gulfport: 25 February – 4 August

In Gulfport, eggplant: sow for seedlings from 6 December to 5 June; plant into a greenhouse from 4 February to 4 August; plant out into open ground from 25 February to 4 August. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Walmart Garden Center (garden centre, 13 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Eggplant in Gulfport: soil, season and weather

In Gulfport the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 7 February, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the eggplant card — only around 25 February, 18 days later.

Last spring frost	7 February
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	25 February, 18 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	4 February – 4 August; February outside: 10.3 °C at night, 18.9 °C by day; card 21–29 °C
First autumn frost	24 November, 272 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	70
First harvest, if planted in this window	6 May – 13 October
Days left for picking	202
Daylight	10:11 on 27 December, 11:24 on 25 February
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, November, has 8 rainy days

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

Eggplant in Gulfport: care after planting

Planted on 25 February: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

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

25 February — feed: balanced (NPK)
25 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 Gulfport during the eggplant season

Days average above the eggplant card's 21–29 °C in June–September (29.9–31.5 °C). Months that stay below 21 °C even by day on average: February (18.9 °C). Nights average below 21 °C in February–May and October, November (10.3–19.9 °C).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
February	18.9	10.3	139	12	11:07
March	21.6	13.1	147	13	11:57
April	24.1	15.5	127	12	12:54
May	27.8	19.9	171	14	13:40
June	30.5	23	215	21	14:06
July	31.1	24.1	193	23	13:56
August	31.5	24.1	215	22	13:16
September	29.9	21.9	128	14	12:23
October	26.4	17.4	119	8	11:28
November	21.2	11.9	86	8	10:38

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Eggplant in nearby cities

Around Gulfport, New Orleans is 2 days earlier and Jackson 19 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Mobile	99 km	24 February – 25 August	1 day earlier
New Orleans	108 km	23 February – 25 August	2 days earlier
Pensacola	178 km	23 February – 29 August	2 days earlier
Baton Rouge	201 km	3 March – 19 August	6 days later
Jackson	236 km	16 March – 8 August	19 days later
Lafayette	283 km	1 March – 16 August	4 days later

Where to buy eggplant plants and seeds near Gulfport

Buy plants ready to set out from 25 February to 4 August (from 4 February to 4 August for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 6 December to 5 June. Within 15 km of Gulfport OpenStreetMap lists 2 garden centres and 2 markets (collected 28 October 2026).

Walmart Garden Center — garden centre
East Beach Boulevard 1617, 39571 Pass Christian · 24/7 · 13 km · walmart.com
Farmer's Market — market
Highway 49 14026, 39503 Gulfport · 10 km
Walmart Garden Center — garden centre
3 km
Health Nuts — market
5 km · healthnutsms.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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