When to plant eggplants in Tallahassee: 24 February – 2 September

In Tallahassee, eggplant: sow for seedlings from 5 December to 4 July; plant into a greenhouse from 3 February to 2 September; plant out into open ground from 24 February to 2 September. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Esposito Garden Center (garden centre, 7 km) and Heinz Nurseries (plant nursery, 15 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Eggplant in Tallahassee: soil, season and weather

In Tallahassee 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 24 February, 33 days later.

Last spring frost	22 January
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	24 February, 33 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	3 February – 2 September; February outside: 10.3 °C at night, 20.7 °C by day; card 21–29 °C
First autumn frost	23 December, 302 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	70
First harvest, if planted in this window	5 May – 11 November
Days left for picking	232
Daylight	10:11 on 26 December, 11:22 on 24 February
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, November, has 6 rainy days

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

Eggplant in Tallahassee: care after planting

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

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

24 February — feed: balanced (NPK)
24 March — 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 Tallahassee during the eggplant season

Days average above the eggplant card's 21–29 °C in May–September (30.3–32.2 °C). Months that stay below 21 °C even by day on average: February (20.7 °C) and December (18.8 °C). Nights average below 21 °C in February–May and October–December (9.3–18.8 °C).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
February	20.7	10.3	88	8	11:07
March	23.3	12.2	113	10	11:57
April	26.2	14.6	106	8	12:54
May	30.3	18.8	95	11	13:41
June	32.1	22.2	140	18	14:06
July	32.2	23.4	150	21	13:56
August	31.8	23.3	167	21	13:16
September	30.7	21.5	130	13	12:23
October	27.5	17.1	55	6	11:28
November	22.5	11.9	47	6	10:38
December	18.8	9.3	104	8	10:12

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Eggplant in nearby cities

Around Tallahassee, Tampa is 30 days earlier and Macon 27 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Gainesville	207 km	18 February – 3 September	6 days earlier
Jacksonville	252 km	11 February – 6 September	13 days earlier
Macon	272 km	23 March – 11 August	27 days later
Pensacola	282 km	23 February – 29 August	1 day earlier
Montgomery	288 km	17 March – 9 August	21 days later
Tampa	328 km	25 January – 3 September	30 days earlier

Where to buy eggplant plants and seeds near Tallahassee

Buy plants ready to set out from 24 February to 2 September (from 3 February to 2 September for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 5 December to 4 July. Within 15 km of Tallahassee OpenStreetMap lists 2 garden centres and 3 plant nurseries (collected 28 October 2026).

Heinz Nurseries — plant nursery
Bradfordville Road 4140, 32309 Tallahassee · Mon–Sat 08:00–18:00; Sun 10:00–16:00 · 15 km · heinznurseries.com
Walmart Garden Center — garden centre
8 km
Tallahassee Nurseries — plant nursery
5 km · tallahasseenurseries.com
Esposito Garden Center — garden centre
Mon–Sat 07:30–18:00; Sun 08:00–18:00 · 7 km · espositogardencenter.com

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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