When to plant eggplants in Montgomery: 17 March – 9 August

In Montgomery, eggplant: sow for seedlings from 26 December to 10 June; plant into a greenhouse from 24 February to 9 August; plant out into open ground from 17 March to 9 August.

Eggplant in Montgomery: soil, season and weather

In Montgomery the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 1 March, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the eggplant card — only around 17 March, 16 days later.

Last spring frost	1 March
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	17 March, 16 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	24 February – 9 August; February outside: 8.2 °C at night, 18.8 °C by day; card 21–29 °C
First autumn frost	29 November, 257 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	70
First harvest, if planted in this window	26 May – 18 October
Days left for picking	187
Daylight	10:16 on 16 January, 12:01 on 17 March
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, November, has 7 rainy days

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

Eggplant in Montgomery: care after planting

Planted on 17 March: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

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

17 March — feed: balanced (NPK)
14 April — 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 Montgomery during the eggplant season

Days average above the eggplant card's 21–29 °C in May–September (29.3–33.6 °C). Months that stay below 21 °C even by day on average: November (20.2 °C). Nights average below 21 °C in March–May and September–November (9.5–20.8 °C).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
March	21.4	10.4	128	11	11:57
April	24.9	13	106	8	12:58
May	29.3	17.7	124	10	13:48
June	31.8	21.4	121	14	14:16
July	33.6	23.3	96	16	14:05
August	33.1	23.1	108	15	13:22
September	31.3	20.8	87	8	12:24
October	26.3	15.4	80	6	11:25
November	20.2	9.5	72	7	10:31

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Eggplant in nearby cities

Around Montgomery, Pensacola is 22 days earlier and Huntsville 48 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Birmingham (United States)	136 km	9 April – 6 August	23 days later
Pensacola	235 km	23 February – 29 August	22 days earlier
Atlanta	235 km	13 April – 2 August	27 days later
Macon	253 km	23 March – 11 August	6 days later
Mobile	255 km	24 February – 25 August	21 days earlier
Huntsville	259 km	4 May – 25 July	48 days later

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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