When to plant eggplants in San Juan: 18 September – 28 February

In San Juan, eggplant: sow for seedlings from 29 June to 30 December; plant into a greenhouse from 28 August to 28 February; plant out into open ground from 18 September to 28 February.

Eggplant in San Juan: soil, season and weather

In San Juan the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 27 July, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the eggplant card — only around 18 September, 53 days later.

Last spring frost	27 July
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	18 September, 53 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	28 August – 28 February; August outside: 5.9 °C at night, 19.9 °C by day; card 21–29 °C
First autumn frost	19 June, 275 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	70
First harvest, if planted in this window	27 November – 8 May
Days left for picking	205
Daylight	10:21 on 20 July, 11:58 on 18 September
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, September, has 1 rainy day

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

Eggplant in San Juan: care after planting

Planted on 18 September: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

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

18 September — feed: balanced (NPK)
16 October — 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 San Juan during the eggplant season

Days average above the eggplant card's 21–29 °C in November–March (30–34.2 °C). Months that stay below 21 °C even by day on average: May (19.1 °C) and June (15.4 °C). Nights average below 21 °C in February–June and September–December (4–20.9 °C).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
September	23.7	9.3	4	1	11:52
October	27.4	13.1	15	2	12:50
November	31.7	17.8	5	1	13:43
December	34	20.3	14	3	14:11
January	34.2	21.8	27	5	13:59
February	33.3	20.9	15	3	13:12
March	30	17.8	17	3	12:19
April	24.7	13.1	9	2	11:20
May	19.1	8.3	7	2	10:32
June	15.4	4	4	1	10:06

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Eggplant in nearby cities

Around San Juan, La Rioja is 19 days earlier and Valparaíso 41 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Mendoza	153 km	19 September – 25 February	1 day later
San Luis	284 km	25 September – 2 March	7 days later
La Rioja	286 km	30 August – 23 February	19 days earlier
Santiago	292 km	14 October – 26 February	26 days later
Valparaíso	335 km	from 29 October	41 days later
San Rafael	343 km	22 September – 13 February	4 days later

Where to buy eggplant plants and seeds near San Juan

Buy plants ready to set out from 18 September to 28 February (from 28 August to 28 February for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 29 June to 30 December. Within 15 km of San Juan OpenStreetMap lists 9 garden centres, 5 farm-supply shops, 3 plant nurseries and 6 markets (collected 27 October 2026).

Vivero Lucía — plant nursery
5 km
Olivid — plant nursery
10 km
Semillería — farm supply
2 km
Semillería El Productor — farm supply
2 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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