When to plant eggplants in Padua: 15 May – 8 August

In Padua, eggplant: sow for seedlings from 23 February to 9 June; plant into a greenhouse from 24 April to 8 August; plant out into open ground from 15 May to 8 August. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Le Moiacche - Azienda Agricola Ortofrutta (farm shop, 6 km) and Azienda Agricola Turato Silvano (farm shop, 6 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Eggplant in Padua: soil, season and weather

In Padua the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 10 March, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the eggplant card — only around 15 May, 66 days later.

Last spring frost	10 March
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	15 May, 66 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	24 April – 8 August; April outside: 7.9 °C at night, 18.2 °C by day; card 21–29 °C
First autumn frost	28 November, 197 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	70
First harvest, if planted in this window	24 July – 17 October
Days left for picking	127
Daylight	11:55 on 16 March, 14:52 on 15 May
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, July, has 11 rainy days

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

Eggplant in Padua: care after planting

Planted on 15 May: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

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

15 May — feed: balanced (NPK)
12 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 Padua during the eggplant season

Days average above the eggplant card's 21–29 °C in July (29.4 °C) and August (29.6 °C). Months that stay below 21 °C even by day on average: October (19.5 °C) and November (13 °C). Nights average below 21 °C in every month of the season, from 5.1 °C to 19.5 °C.

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
May	21.7	12.5	161	16	14:52
June	27.4	17.6	89	11	15:39
July	29.4	19.5	85	11	15:21
August	29.6	19.5	89	10	14:09
September	24.7	15.3	116	11	12:35
October	19.5	10.7	93	9	11:01
November	13	5.1	106	10	9:33

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Eggplant in nearby cities

Around Padua, Ferrara is 2 days earlier and Verona 14 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Vicenza	30 km	24 May – 4 August	9 days later
Venice	35 km	16 May – 16 August	1 day later
Treviso	40 km	19 May – 3 August	4 days later
Ferrara	67 km	13 May – 8 August	2 days earlier
Verona	70 km	29 May – 7 August	14 days later
Mantua	90 km	14 May – 8 August	1 day earlier

Where to buy eggplant plants and seeds near Padua

Buy plants ready to set out from 15 May to 8 August (from 24 April to 8 August for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 23 February to 9 June. Within 15 km of Padua OpenStreetMap lists 14 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 1 plant nursery, 5 markets and 12 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026).

Piazza delle Erbe — market
Mon–Fri 07:30–13:30; Sat 07:30–20:00 · 1 km
Piazza dei Signori — market
Mon–Fri 08:00–14:00; Sat 08:00–20:00 · 1 km
Le Moiacche - Azienda Agricola Ortofrutta — farm shop · sells: vegetables, fruits
Via Boscato 2, 35030 Rubano · Tue–Sat 09:30–12:30, 16:00–19:00 · 6 km · lemoiacche.it
Azienda Agricola Turato Silvano — farm shop
Via Molini 51, 35010 Villafranca Padovana · Mon–Sat 08:30–12:30, 15:30–19:30; Wed 08:30–12:30; Sun closed · 6 km · caseificioturatosilvano.it

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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