When to plant eggplants in Namur: 11 June – 26 July

In Namur, eggplant: sow for seedlings from 22 March to 27 May; plant into a greenhouse from 21 May to 26 July; plant out into open ground from 11 June to 26 July. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Paysans-Artisans (farm shop, 1 km) and La Petite Campagne (farm shop, 9 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Eggplant in Namur: soil, season and weather

In Namur the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 11 April, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the eggplant card — only around 11 June, 61 days later.

Last spring frost	11 April
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	11 June, 61 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	21 May – 26 July; May outside: 8.2 °C at night, 18 °C by day; card 21–29 °C
First autumn frost	15 November, 157 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	70
First harvest, if planted in this window	20 August – 4 October
Days left for picking	87
Daylight	13:35 on 12 April, 16:22 on 11 June
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, August, has 12 rainy days

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

Eggplant in Namur: care after planting

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

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

11 June — feed: balanced (NPK)
9 July — 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 Namur during the eggplant season

No month of the season averages above the eggplant card's 21–29 °C by day; the warmest, August, averages 23.1 °C. Months that stay below 21 °C even by day on average: September (19.8 °C), October (15.2 °C) and November (9.6 °C). Nights average below 21 °C in every month of the season, from 4.3 °C to 13.9 °C.

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
June	21.8	12.5	76	11	16:25
July	22.8	13.5	70	12	16:02
August	23.1	13.9	62	12	14:34
September	19.8	11.4	65	11	12:41
October	15.2	8.8	75	13	10:48
November	9.6	4.3	67	13	9:01

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Eggplant in nearby cities

All the nearest cities on our list plant eggplant earlier than Namur; the closest date is in Charleroi, 1 day earlier.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Charleroi	31 km	10 June – 26 July	1 day earlier
Leuven	47 km	31 May – 2 August	11 days earlier
Liège	53 km	4 June – 30 July	7 days earlier
Brussels	56 km	8 June – 2 August	3 days earlier
Hasselt	61 km	30 May – 29 July	12 days earlier
Mons	65 km	10 June – 30 July	1 day earlier

Where to buy eggplant plants and seeds near Namur

Buy plants ready to set out from 11 June to 26 July (from 21 May to 26 July for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 22 March to 27 May. Within 15 km of Namur OpenStreetMap lists 14 garden centres, 2 plant nurseries, 3 markets and 11 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Marché du Bord de l'eau — market
Boulevard Frère Orban · Sat 08:30–13:00 · 1 km
Marché bio de la Plante — market
Tue 15:00–20:00 · 3 km
Paysans-Artisans — farm shop
Rue des Carmes 42, 5000 Namur · Mon 12:00–18:30; Tue–Fri 10:30–18:30; Sat 09:00–18:30 · 1 km · paysans-artisans.be
La Petite Campagne — farm shop
Rue du Moulin 52 · Wed–Fri 09:00–18:00, Sat 09:00–17:00, Sun 09:00–18:00 · 9 km · la-petite-campagne.be

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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