When to plant eggplants in Pontevedra: from 26 May

In Pontevedra, eggplant: sow for seedlings from 6 March; plant into a greenhouse from 5 May; plant out into open ground from 26 May. There is no autumn frost here, so the frost dates set no end to the window.

Eggplant in Pontevedra: soil, season and weather

In Pontevedra the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 22 January, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the eggplant card — only around 26 May, 124 days later. Pontevedra has no autumn frost in the median year, so frost does not end the season.

Last spring frost	22 January
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	26 May, 124 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	from 5 May; May outside: 11.8 °C at night, 20.3 °C by day; card 21–29 °C
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	70
First harvest, if planted in this window	from 4 August
Daylight	12:27 on 27 March, 14:55 on 26 May
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, July, has 5 rainy days

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

Eggplant in Pontevedra: care after planting

Planted on 26 May: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

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

26 May — feed: balanced (NPK)
23 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 Pontevedra during the eggplant season

No month of the season averages above the eggplant card's 21–29 °C by day; the warmest, August, averages 26.2 °C. Months that stay below 21 °C even by day on average: May (20.3 °C) and October (20.4 °C). Nights average below 21 °C in every month of the season, from 11.8 °C to 16.6 °C.

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
May	20.3	11.8	116	12	14:35
June	22.3	14.3	80	10	15:16
July	25.7	16.3	26	5	15:00
August	26.2	16.6	35	5	13:56
September	23.3	14.7	87	9	12:32
October	20.4	12.8	260	14	11:07

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Eggplant in nearby cities

Around Pontevedra, Vigo is 17 days earlier and Santiago de Compostela 10 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Vigo	23 km	from 9 May	17 days earlier
Santiago de Compostela	51 km	5 June – 27 August	10 days later
Ourense	65 km	1 June – 13 August	6 days later
Viana do Castelo	84 km	30 May – 22 August	4 days later
Braga	100 km	24 May – 2 September	2 days earlier
A Coruña	105 km	from 5 June	10 days later

Where to buy eggplant plants and seeds near Pontevedra

Buy plants ready to set out from 26 May (from 5 May for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 6 March. Within 15 km of Pontevedra OpenStreetMap lists 2 garden centres, 3 farm-supply shops, 1 plant nursery, 9 markets and 2 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026).

Mercado de Abastos de Arcade — market
10 km
Recinto Feiral — market
11 km
Mercado de Abastos Mosteiro — market
11 km
Praza de Abastos de Sanxenxo — market
14 km

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