When to plant eggplants in Jaén: 26 April – 27 August

In Jaén, eggplant: sow for seedlings from 4 February to 28 June; plant into a greenhouse from 5 April to 27 August; plant out into open ground from 26 April to 27 August. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include AgroJaén (garden centre, 1 km) and Viveros Luis Moreno (garden centre, 4 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Eggplant in Jaén: soil, season and weather

In Jaén the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 9 February, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the eggplant card — only around 26 April, 76 days later.

Last spring frost	9 February
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	26 April, 76 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	5 April – 27 August; April outside: 10.1 °C at night, 21.1 °C by day; card 21–29 °C
First autumn frost	17 December, 235 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	70
First harvest, if planted in this window	5 July – 5 November
Days left for picking	165
Daylight	11:11 on 25 February, 13:34 on 26 April
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, July, has 1 rainy day

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

Eggplant in Jaén: care after planting

Planted on 26 April: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

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

26 April — feed: balanced (NPK)
24 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 Jaén during the eggplant season

Days average above the eggplant card's 21–29 °C in June–September (30.1–36.4 °C). Months that stay below 21 °C even by day on average: November (17.4 °C) and December (14.8 °C). Nights average below 21 °C in April–June and September–December (6–18.4 °C).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
April	21.1	10.1	59	9	13:09
May	26.1	13.7	35	5	14:12
June	31.7	18.4	15	3	14:46
July	36.4	21.9	2	1	14:32
August	36	22	5	1	13:39
September	30.1	17.8	22	4	12:28
October	25.2	14	47	6	11:16
November	17.4	8.6	63	9	10:09
December	14.8	6	50	8	9:34

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Eggplant in nearby cities

Around Jaén, Écija is 17 days earlier and Granada 35 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Úbeda	46 km	7 May – 13 August	11 days later
Granada	68 km	31 May – 6 August	35 days later
Córdoba (Spain)	87 km	21 April – 7 September	5 days earlier
Écija	116 km	9 April – 7 September	17 days earlier
Ciudad Real	136 km	7 May – 8 August	11 days later
Lorca	184 km	18 April – 25 August	8 days earlier

Where to buy eggplant plants and seeds near Jaén

Buy plants ready to set out from 26 April to 27 August (from 5 April to 27 August for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 4 February to 28 June. Within 15 km of Jaén OpenStreetMap lists 2 garden centres, 3 farm-supply shops, 8 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 27 October 2026).

Mercado Municipal — market
15 km
Mercadillo (romería) — market
7 km
Viveros Luis Moreno — garden centre
Camino de las Cabezadas, 23001 Jaén · Mon–Sat 09:00–14:00, 16:00–19:00; Sun 09:30–14:00 · 4 km · viverosjaenluismoreno.com
AgroJaén — garden centre
Calle de Sefarad 28, 23005 · 1 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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