When to plant eggplants in Jacksonville: 11 February – 6 September

In Jacksonville, eggplant: sow for seedlings from 22 November to 8 July; plant into a greenhouse from 21 January to 6 September; plant out into open ground from 11 February to 6 September.

Eggplant in Jacksonville: soil, season and weather

In Jacksonville the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 23 January, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the eggplant card — only around 11 February, 19 days later.

Last spring frost	23 January
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	11 February, 19 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	21 January – 6 September; January outside: 8.4 °C at night, 18.2 °C by day; card 21–29 °C
First autumn frost	27 December, 319 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	70
First harvest, if planted in this window	22 April – 15 November
Days left for picking	249
Daylight	10:13 on 13 December, 11:00 on 11 February
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, November, has 7 rainy days

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

Eggplant in Jacksonville: care after planting

Planted on 11 February: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

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

11 February — feed: balanced (NPK)
11 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 Jacksonville during the eggplant season

Days average above the eggplant card's 21–29 °C in May–September (29.9–32.5 °C). Months that stay below 21 °C even by day on average: December (20 °C). Nights average below 21 °C in February–May and October–December (10.7–19.7 °C).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
February	21.8	11.5	72	8	11:07
March	24.2	13.3	75	9	11:57
April	26.8	16.1	74	8	12:54
May	30.1	19.7	88	11	13:40
June	31.4	22.9	155	20	14:06
July	32.5	24	158	22	13:56
August	31.5	24	183	25	13:16
September	29.9	22.5	158	17	12:23
October	26.7	18.7	94	11	11:28
November	22.8	13.6	57	7	10:38
December	20	10.7	66	7	10:12

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Eggplant in nearby cities

Around Jacksonville, Orlando is 17 days earlier and Savannah 14 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Gainesville	99 km	18 February – 3 September	7 days later
Orlando	201 km	25 January – 4 September	17 days earlier
Savannah	202 km	25 February – 3 September	14 days later
Tallahassee	252 km	24 February – 2 September	13 days later
Tampa	276 km	25 January – 3 September	17 days earlier
St. Petersburg	296 km	from 25 January	17 days earlier

Where to buy eggplant plants and seeds near Jacksonville

Buy plants ready to set out from 11 February to 6 September (from 21 January to 6 September for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 22 November to 8 July. Within 15 km of Jacksonville OpenStreetMap lists 4 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop and 3 markets (collected 20 October 2026).

Phillips Garden Store — garden centre
7 km
Walmart Garden Center — garden centre
11 km
North Florida Feed & Farm Supply — farm supply
14 km
Duval Honda — market
8 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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