When to plant eggplants in Kayseri: 20 May – 21 July

In Kayseri, eggplant: sow for seedlings from 28 February to 22 May; plant into a greenhouse from 29 April to 21 July; plant out into open ground from 20 May to 21 July.

Eggplant in Kayseri: soil, season and weather

In Kayseri the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 14 April, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the eggplant card — only around 20 May, 36 days later.

Last spring frost	14 April
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	20 May, 36 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	29 April – 21 July; April outside: 4.8 °C at night, 18.3 °C by day; card 21–29 °C
First autumn frost	10 November, 174 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	70
First harvest, if planted in this window	29 July – 29 September
Days left for picking	104
Daylight	12:09 on 21 March, 14:25 on 20 May
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, July, has 1 rainy day

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

Eggplant in Kayseri: care after planting

Planted on 20 May: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

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

20 May — feed: balanced (NPK)
17 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 Kayseri during the eggplant season

Days average above the eggplant card's 21–29 °C in July (31.3 °C) and August (32.1 °C). Months that stay below 21 °C even by day on average: November (14.1 °C). Nights average below 21 °C in every month of the season, from 2.3 °C to 17 °C.

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
May	22.2	9	66	12	14:16
June	27.2	13.6	34	7	14:52
July	31.3	16.3	4	1	14:38
August	32.1	17	8	2	13:42
September	27.2	13.2	13	2	12:29
October	21	7.9	16	4	11:14
November	14.1	2.3	33	6	10:05

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Eggplant in nearby cities

Around Kayseri, Adana is 36 days earlier and Samsun 4 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Adana	192 km	14 April – 25 August	36 days earlier
Gaziantep	247 km	15 April – 3 September	35 days earlier
Ankara	263 km	11 May – 14 July	9 days earlier
Konya	278 km	28 April – 20 July	22 days earlier
Samsun	295 km	24 May – 26 August	4 days later
Diyarbakır	424 km	1 May – 5 August	19 days earlier

Where to buy eggplant plants and seeds near Kayseri

Buy plants ready to set out from 20 May to 21 July (from 29 April to 21 July for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 28 February to 22 May. Within 15 km of Kayseri OpenStreetMap lists 33 markets (collected 28 October 2026).

Market square — market
9 km
Market square — market
11 km
Market square — market
11 km
Salı pazarı — market
Lalepaşa Caddesi, 38100 · Tue 07:00–19:00 · 9 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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