When to plant eggplants in Trelew: 22 October – 6 February

In Trelew, eggplant: sow for seedlings from 2 August to 8 December; plant into a greenhouse from 1 October to 6 February; plant out into open ground from 22 October to 6 February.

Eggplant in Trelew: soil, season and weather

In Trelew the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 29 August, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the eggplant card — only around 22 October, 54 days later.

Last spring frost	29 August
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	22 October, 54 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	1 October – 6 February; October outside: 9.2 °C at night, 21.3 °C by day; card 21–29 °C
First autumn frost	28 May, 219 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	70
First harvest, if planted in this window	31 December – 16 April
Days left for picking	149
Daylight	10:41 on 23 August, 13:33 on 22 October
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, February, has 2 rainy days

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

Eggplant in Trelew: care after planting

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

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

22 October — feed: balanced (NPK)
19 November — 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 Trelew during the eggplant season

Days average above the eggplant card's 21–29 °C in January (29.3 °C). Months that stay below 21 °C even by day on average: April (20.3 °C) and May (15.4 °C). Nights average below 21 °C in every month of the season, from 5.7 °C to 16 °C.

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
October	21.3	9.2	14	4	13:13
November	25	12.2	26	5	14:36
December	27.6	14.3	19	4	15:22
January	29.3	16	15	3	15:02
February	28.2	15.4	11	2	13:48
March	25.2	13.2	24	4	12:26
April	20.3	9.7	26	4	10:56
May	15.4	5.7	14	3	9:41

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Eggplant in nearby cities

Around Trelew, Neuquén is 5 days earlier and Bariloche 73 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Comodoro Rivadavia	338 km	1 November – 1 February	10 days later
Neuquén	531 km	17 October – 17 February	5 days earlier
Bariloche	546 km	from 3 January	73 days later
Bahía Blanca	565 km	5 November – 23 February	14 days later
Coyhaique	595 km	from 10 December	49 days later
Puerto Montt	657 km	29 December – 14 February	68 days later

Where to buy eggplant plants and seeds near Trelew

Buy plants ready to set out from 22 October to 6 February (from 1 October to 6 February for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 2 August to 8 December. Within 15 km of Trelew OpenStreetMap lists 1 plant nursery and 4 markets (collected 28 October 2026).

Mercado Amiel — market
1 km
Mercado Avenida — market
1 km
Mercado y Fiambrería Noelia — market
1 km
Área de Fitorremediación — plant nursery
7 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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