When to plant eggplants in Tlemcen: 22 April – 11 September

In Tlemcen, eggplant: sow for seedlings from 31 January to 13 July; plant into a greenhouse from 1 April to 11 September; plant out into open ground from 22 April to 11 September.

Eggplant in Tlemcen: soil, season and weather

In Tlemcen the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 17 February, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the eggplant card — only around 22 April, 64 days later.

Last spring frost	17 February
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	22 April, 64 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	1 April – 11 September; April outside: 10.7 °C at night, 21.4 °C by day; card 21–29 °C
First autumn frost	1 January, 254 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	70
First harvest, if planted in this window	1 July – 20 November
Days left for picking	184
Daylight	11:08 on 21 February, 13:17 on 22 April
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, July, has 0 rainy days

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

Eggplant in Tlemcen: care after planting

Planted on 22 April: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

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

22 April — feed: balanced (NPK)
20 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 Tlemcen during the eggplant season

Days average above the eggplant card's 21–29 °C in June–September (29.8–34.7 °C). Months that stay below 21 °C even by day on average: November (20.1 °C), December (16.8 °C) and January (15.6 °C). Nights average below 21 °C in April–June and September–January (6.3–18.5 °C).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
April	21.4	10.7	68	9	13:03
May	25.4	13.9	29	6	13:59
June	29.9	17.7	10	2	14:29
July	34.4	21.2	2	0	14:17
August	34.7	21.7	6	2	13:29
September	29.8	18.5	22	4	12:26
October	26.3	15.1	26	4	11:21
November	20.1	10.7	40	7	10:21
December	16.8	8	52	8	9:50
January	15.6	6.3	62	8	10:04

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Eggplant in nearby cities

Around Tlemcen, Elche is 13 days earlier and Granada 39 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Lorca	313 km	18 April – 25 August	4 days earlier
Granada	328 km	31 May – 6 August	39 days later
Murcia	346 km	from 16 April	6 days earlier
Fez	350 km	from 14 April	8 days earlier
Elche	380 km	from 9 April	13 days earlier
Jaén	390 km	26 April – 27 August	4 days later

Where to buy eggplant plants and seeds near Tlemcen

Buy plants ready to set out from 22 April to 11 September (from 1 April to 11 September for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 31 January to 13 July. Within 15 km of Tlemcen OpenStreetMap lists 1 plant nursery and 6 markets (collected 27 October 2026).

Marché de fruits et légumes — market
5 km
Marché de Hennaya — market
9 km
Pépinière — plant nursery
0 km
Grand marché de Tlemcen — market
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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