When to plant eggplants in Los Ángeles: 23 November – 9 February

In Los Ángeles, eggplant: sow for seedlings from 3 September to 11 December; plant into a greenhouse from 2 November to 9 February; plant out into open ground from 23 November to 9 February. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Vivero El Budy (garden centre, 12 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Eggplant in Los Ángeles: soil, season and weather

In Los Ángeles the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 25 August, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the eggplant card — only around 23 November, 90 days later.

Last spring frost	25 August
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	23 November, 90 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	2 November – 9 February; November outside: 9.3 °C at night, 21.7 °C by day; card 21–29 °C
First autumn frost	31 May, 190 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	70
First harvest, if planted in this window	1 February – 19 April
Days left for picking	120
Daylight	12:10 on 24 September, 14:21 on 23 November
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, February, has 2 rainy days

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

Eggplant in Los Ángeles: care after planting

Planted on 23 November: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

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

23 November — feed: balanced (NPK)
21 December — 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 Los Ángeles during the eggplant season

No month of the season averages above the eggplant card's 21–29 °C by day; the warmest, February, averages 28.1 °C. Months that stay below 21 °C even by day on average: April (18.9 °C) and May (14.5 °C). Nights average below 21 °C in every month of the season, from 6.2 °C to 13.2 °C.

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
November	21.7	9.3	40	5	14:08
December	25.6	11.3	24	4	14:44
January	27.9	12.9	21	2	14:28
February	28.1	13.2	9	2	13:29
March	24.2	11.2	36	3	12:22
April	18.9	8.7	91	7	11:09
May	14.5	6.2	132	10	10:08

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Eggplant in nearby cities

Around Los Ángeles, Curicó is 23 days earlier and Valdivia 18 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Concepción	94 km	6 December – 21 February	13 days later
Chillán	98 km	14 November – 20 February	9 days earlier
Temuco	143 km	9 December – 31 January	16 days later
Talca	236 km	6 November – 21 February	17 days earlier
Valdivia	272 km	11 December – 22 February	18 days later
Curicó	293 km	31 October – 15 February	23 days earlier

Where to buy eggplant plants and seeds near Los Ángeles

Buy plants ready to set out from 23 November to 9 February (from 2 November to 9 February for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 3 September to 11 December. Within 15 km of Los Ángeles OpenStreetMap lists 1 garden centre, 2 farm-supply shops and 3 markets (collected 27 October 2026).

Vivero El Budy — garden centre
Mon–Sun 09:00–19:00 · 12 km
Mercado Central — market
Villagrán 599 · 0 km
Vega Techada — market
Villagrán 625 · 1 km
Cooprisem — farm supply
2 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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