When to plant eggplants in Tortosa: from 7 May

In Tortosa, eggplant: sow for seedlings from 15 February; plant into a greenhouse from 16 April; plant out into open ground from 7 May. There is no autumn frost here, so the frost dates set no end to the window.

Eggplant in Tortosa: soil, season and weather

In Tortosa the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 16 January, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the eggplant card — only around 7 May, 111 days later. Tortosa has no autumn frost in the median year, so frost does not end the season.

Last spring frost	16 January
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	7 May, 111 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	from 16 April; April outside: 9.5 °C at night, 19.8 °C by day; card 21–29 °C
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	70
First harvest, if planted in this window	from 16 July
Daylight	11:34 on 8 March, 14:10 on 7 May
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, August, has 4 rainy days

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

Eggplant in Tortosa: care after planting

Planted on 7 May: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

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

7 May — feed: balanced (NPK)
4 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 Tortosa during the eggplant season

Days average above the eggplant card's 21–29 °C in July (31.2 °C) and August (31.7 °C). Nights average below 21 °C in every month of the season, from 13.1 °C to 20.8 °C.

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
May	23.8	13.1	45	8	14:26
June	28.4	17.8	32	5	15:05
July	31.2	20.3	24	3	14:50
August	31.7	20.8	20	4	13:50
September	27.3	17.4	62	8	12:31
October	23.4	13.8	104	8	11:10

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Eggplant in nearby cities

Around Tortosa, Castellón de la Plana is 23 days earlier and Teruel 36 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Tarragona	70 km	from 30 April	7 days earlier
Lleida	90 km	29 April – 29 August	8 days earlier
Castellón de la Plana	103 km	from 14 April	23 days earlier
Teruel	147 km	12 June – 18 July	36 days later
Manresa	150 km	13 May – 12 August	6 days later
Zaragoza	150 km	30 April – 30 August	7 days earlier

Where to buy eggplant plants and seeds near Tortosa

Buy plants ready to set out from 7 May (from 16 April for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 15 February. Within 15 km of Tortosa OpenStreetMap lists 2 garden centres, 4 farm-supply shops, 3 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 28 October 2026).

Mistral Bonsai — garden centre
13 km · mistralbonsai.com
Agrodelta — farm supply
13 km
Agrobotiga els tarongers — farm supply
10 km
ARROCERAS HERBA — farm supply
11 km

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