When to plant eggplants in Santa Fe (United States): 3 May – 6 July

In Santa Fe (United States), eggplant: sow for seedlings from 11 February to 7 May; plant into a greenhouse from 12 April to 6 July; plant out into open ground from 3 May to 6 July.

Eggplant in Santa Fe (United States): soil, season and weather

In Santa Fe (United States) the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 20 April, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the eggplant card — only around 3 May, 13 days later.

Last spring frost	20 April
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	3 May, 13 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	12 April – 6 July; April outside: 3.9 °C at night, 17.8 °C by day; card 21–29 °C
First autumn frost	26 October, 176 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	70
First harvest, if planted in this window	12 July – 14 September
Days left for picking	106
Daylight	11:30 on 4 March, 13:41 on 3 May
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, June, has 6 rainy days

The same dates in Santa Fe (United States) hold for Cucumber, Bell Pepper, Zucchini, Pumpkin and Watermelon.

Eggplant in Santa Fe (United States): care after planting

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

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

3 May — feed: balanced (NPK)
31 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 Santa Fe (United States) during the eggplant season

Days average above the eggplant card's 21–29 °C in July (29.3 °C). Months that stay below 21 °C even by day on average: October (18.1 °C). Nights average below 21 °C in every month of the season, from 6.2 °C to 16.4 °C.

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
May	22.3	8.6	30	6	14:02
June	28.2	14.4	29	6	14:34
July	29.3	16.4	35	8	14:21
August	27.7	15.5	32	7	13:32
September	24.7	12.1	34	6	12:26
October	18.1	6.2	31	5	11:20

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Eggplant in nearby cities

Around Santa Fe (United States), El Paso is 41 days earlier and Colorado Springs 34 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Albuquerque	94 km	18 April – 20 July	15 days earlier
Pueblo	309 km	3 May – 8 July	same day
Colorado Springs	363 km	6 June – 25 June	34 days later
Las Cruces	384 km	5 April – 4 August	28 days earlier
El Paso	440 km	23 March – 15 August	41 days earlier
Grand Junction	444 km	6 May – 7 July	3 days later

Where to buy eggplant plants and seeds near Santa Fe (United States)

Buy plants ready to set out from 3 May to 6 July (from 12 April to 6 July for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 11 February to 7 May. Within 15 km of Santa Fe (United States) OpenStreetMap lists 11 garden centres, 4 plant nurseries and 3 markets (collected 28 October 2026).

Santa Fe Artists Market — market
Paseo de Peralta 1607, 87501 Santa Fe · Mar–Dec Sat 08:00–14:00 · 1 km · santafeartistsmarket.com
Santa Fe Farmers Market — market
Paseo de Peralta 1607, 87501 Santa Fe · Jun–Sept Sat 07:00–13:00; Oct–May Sat 08:00–13:00; May–Nov Tue 07:00–13:00; Jul–Sept Wed 15:00–18:00 · 1 km · santafefarmersmarket.com
Newman's Nursery — garden centre
11 km
Payne's Nurseries North — plant nursery
3 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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