When to plant eggplants in Perpignan: 24 April – 22 August

In Perpignan, eggplant: sow for seedlings from 2 February to 23 June; plant into a greenhouse from 3 April to 22 August; plant out into open ground from 24 April to 22 August.

Eggplant in Perpignan: soil, season and weather

In Perpignan the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 17 January, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the eggplant card — only around 24 April, 97 days later.

Last spring frost	17 January
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	24 April, 97 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	3 April – 22 August; April outside: 10.3 °C at night, 18.5 °C by day; card 21–29 °C
First autumn frost	12 December, 232 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	70
First harvest, if planted in this window	3 July – 31 October
Days left for picking	162
Daylight	10:55 on 23 February, 13:46 on 24 April
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, July, has 3 rainy days

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

Eggplant in Perpignan: care after planting

Planted on 24 April: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

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

24 April — feed: balanced (NPK)
22 May — 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 Perpignan during the eggplant season

Days average above the eggplant card's 21–29 °C in July (29.9 °C) and August (30 °C). Months that stay below 21 °C even by day on average: April (18.5 °C), November (16.2 °C) and December (13.6 °C). Nights average below 21 °C in April–June and September–December (6.2–18.6 °C).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
April	18.5	10.3	59	7	13:22
May	22.2	13.9	48	8	14:37
June	27.3	18.6	23	4	15:18
July	29.9	21	14	3	15:02
August	30	21	15	3	13:57
September	25.9	17.4	33	5	12:32
October	21.8	13.9	72	6	11:07
November	16.2	8.9	53	9	9:47
December	13.6	6.2	57	7	9:04

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Eggplant in nearby cities

All the nearest cities on our list plant eggplant later than Perpignan; the closest date is in Montpellier, 14 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Girona	80 km	26 May – 10 August	32 days later
Montpellier	129 km	8 May – 7 September	14 days later
Manresa	139 km	13 May – 12 August	19 days later
Toulouse	155 km	29 May – 8 August	35 days later
Barcelona	158 km	24 May – 22 August	30 days later
Nîmes	173 km	17 May – 11 August	23 days later

Where to buy eggplant plants and seeds near Perpignan

Buy plants ready to set out from 24 April to 22 August (from 3 April to 22 August for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 2 February to 23 June. Within 15 km of Perpignan OpenStreetMap lists 15 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 9 plant nurseries, 10 markets and 21 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Marché de Thuir — market
Place de la République, 66300 Thuir · Sat 08:00–14:00 · 14 km · aspres-thuir.com
Les Halles de L'Agly — market
Chemin d'Estagel, 66600 Espira-de-l'Agly · 10 km
Place de Marbre — market
24/7 · 14 km
Place de la République — market
Tue–Sun 07:30–13:30 · 0 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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