When to plant eggplants in Nuevo Laredo: 3 February – 2 September

In Nuevo Laredo, eggplant: sow for seedlings from 14 November to 4 July; plant into a greenhouse from 13 January to 2 September; plant out into open ground from 3 February to 2 September.

Eggplant in Nuevo Laredo: soil, season and weather

In Nuevo Laredo frost, not soil, sets the date: the top 7 cm of soil warms to 18 °C — the minimum on the eggplant card — around 13 January, 14 days before the last frost on 27 January, so planting waits only for the week after that frost.

Last spring frost	27 January
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	13 January, 14 days before the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	13 January – 2 September; January outside: 9.7 °C at night, 21 °C by day; card 21–29 °C
First autumn frost	23 December, 323 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	70
First harvest, if planted in this window	14 April – 11 November
Days left for picking	253
Daylight	10:30 on 5 December, 10:56 on 3 February
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, February, has 3 rainy days

The same dates in Nuevo Laredo hold for Tomato, Cucumber, Bell Pepper, Zucchini, Pumpkin and Watermelon.

Eggplant in Nuevo Laredo: care after planting

Planted on 3 February: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

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

3 February — feed: balanced (NPK)
3 March — 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 Nuevo Laredo during the eggplant season

Days average above the eggplant card's 21–29 °C in March–October (29.2–38 °C). Nights average below 21 °C in February–April and October–December (12.1–20.2 °C).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
February	25.2	12.3	13	3	11:14
March	29.2	16.6	45	5	11:58
April	31.9	19.3	44	6	12:48
May	34.5	22.8	91	9	13:30
June	36.9	25.2	43	6	13:52
July	38	26	30	5	13:43
August	37.9	26.4	49	4	13:08
September	34.6	24.5	71	9	12:21
October	31.2	20.2	44	5	11:32
November	25.6	15.6	34	5	10:48
December	22.5	12.1	23	4	10:25

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Eggplant in nearby cities

Around Nuevo Laredo, Reynosa is 5 days earlier and Austin 28 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Reynosa	198 km	29 January – 2 September	5 days earlier
Corpus Christi	212 km	5 February – 2 September	2 days later
Monterrey	214 km	4 February – 2 September	1 day later
San Antonio	238 km	28 February – 15 August	25 days later
Saltillo	270 km	27 February – 6 August	24 days later
Austin	356 km	3 March – 23 August	28 days later

Where to buy eggplant plants and seeds near Nuevo Laredo

Buy plants ready to set out from 3 February to 2 September (from 13 January to 2 September for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 14 November to 4 July. Within 15 km of Nuevo Laredo OpenStreetMap lists 1 garden centre and 5 markets (collected 28 October 2026).

Pan American Courts — market
San Bernardo Avenue 3301, 78040 Laredo · 6 km
G & G Garden Center — garden centre
5 km
Pulga 359 — market
12 km
Guadalupe Market Square — market
7 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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