When to plant eggplants in Talavera de la Reina: 9 May – 28 August

In Talavera de la Reina, eggplant: sow for seedlings from 17 February to 29 June; plant into a greenhouse from 18 April to 28 August; plant out into open ground from 9 May to 28 August. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Gabinete Técnico Agrícola (farm supply, 1 km) and Delgado (farm supply, 1 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Eggplant in Talavera de la Reina: soil, season and weather

In Talavera de la Reina the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 6 February, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the eggplant card — only around 9 May, 92 days later.

Last spring frost	6 February
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	9 May, 92 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	18 April – 28 August; April outside: 8.6 °C at night, 19.6 °C by day; card 21–29 °C
First autumn frost	18 December, 223 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	70
First harvest, if planted in this window	18 July – 6 November
Days left for picking	153
Daylight	11:40 on 10 March, 14:10 on 9 May
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, August, has 1 rainy day

The same dates in Talavera de la Reina hold for Cucumber, Bell Pepper, Zucchini, Pumpkin and Watermelon.

Eggplant in Talavera de la Reina: care after planting

Planted on 9 May: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

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

9 May — feed: balanced (NPK)
6 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 Talavera de la Reina during the eggplant season

Days average above the eggplant card's 21–29 °C in June (30.1 °C), July (34.6 °C) and August (34.6 °C). Months that stay below 21 °C even by day on average: November (15.4 °C) and December (12.4 °C). Nights average below 21 °C in May–July and September–December (4.3–20.8 °C).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
May	24.6	12.5	51	6	14:22
June	30.1	17.3	17	3	15:00
July	34.6	20.8	7	0	14:45
August	34.6	21.1	5	1	13:47
September	28.4	16.5	34	4	12:30
October	23.1	12.5	94	9	11:12
November	15.4	6.9	85	11	10:00
December	12.4	4.3	68	8	9:21

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Eggplant in nearby cities

Around Talavera de la Reina, Plasencia is 1 day earlier and Segovia 23 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Toledo	69 km	11 May – 16 August	2 days later
Ávila	78 km	31 May – 28 July	22 days later
Plasencia	108 km	8 May – 9 September	1 day earlier
Madrid	108 km	14 May – 7 August	5 days later
Segovia	124 km	1 June – 19 July	23 days later
Salamanca	132 km	25 May – 3 August	16 days later

Where to buy eggplant plants and seeds near Talavera de la Reina

Buy plants ready to set out from 9 May to 28 August (from 18 April to 28 August for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 17 February to 29 June. Within 15 km of Talavera de la Reina OpenStreetMap lists 3 farm-supply shops, 1 plant nursery, 2 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 28 October 2026).

Mercado de Abastos — market
1 km
Joaquín Garrido Frontelo — farm shop
1 km
Gabinete Técnico Agrícola — farm supply
Calle Ángel del Alcázar 5 · 1 km
Delgado — farm supply
Avenida de Pío XII, 45600 Talavera de la Reina · 1 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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