When to plant eggplants in Turin: 16 May – 31 July

In Turin, eggplant: sow for seedlings from 24 February to 1 June; plant into a greenhouse from 25 April to 31 July; plant out into open ground from 16 May to 31 July.

Eggplant in Turin: soil, season and weather

In Turin the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 16 March, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the eggplant card — only around 16 May, 61 days later.

Last spring frost	16 March
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	16 May, 61 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	25 April – 31 July; April outside: 7.2 °C at night, 18.2 °C by day; card 21–29 °C
First autumn frost	20 November, 188 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	70
First harvest, if planted in this window	25 July – 9 October
Days left for picking	118
Daylight	11:58 on 17 March, 14:52 on 16 May
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, September, has 9 rainy days

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

Eggplant in Turin: care after planting

Planted on 16 May: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

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

16 May — feed: balanced (NPK)
13 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 Turin during the eggplant season

Days average above the eggplant card's 21–29 °C in July (30.2 °C) and August (29.9 °C). Months that stay below 21 °C even by day on average: October (18.7 °C) and November (11.6 °C). Nights average below 21 °C in every month of the season, from 3.4 °C to 19.2 °C.

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
May	21.5	11.4	130	15	14:50
June	27.5	17	81	12	15:36
July	30.2	19.2	72	10	15:18
August	29.9	18.9	77	10	14:07
September	24.4	14.4	66	9	12:35
October	18.7	9.8	84	9	11:01
November	11.6	3.4	97	9	9:34

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Eggplant in nearby cities

Around Turin, Milan is 4 days earlier and Aosta 46 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Aosta	80 km	1 July – 2 July	46 days later
Novara	84 km	23 May – 2 August	7 days later
Genoa	122 km	20 June – 6 August	35 days later
Milan	125 km	12 May – 10 August	4 days earlier
Sion	132 km	28 June – 29 June	43 days later
Como	136 km	29 May – 3 August	13 days later

Where to buy eggplant plants and seeds near Turin

Buy plants ready to set out from 16 May to 31 July (from 25 April to 31 July for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 24 February to 1 June. Within 15 km of Turin OpenStreetMap lists 19 garden centres, 2 farm-supply shops, 4 plant nurseries, 56 markets and 12 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026).

Mercato — market
Via Mezzaluna, 10099 San Mauro Torinese · Wed 09:00–17:00 · 8 km · comune.sanmaurotorinese.to.it
Mercato di Campagna Amica — market
Piazza Camillo Benso Conte di Cavour, 10123 Torino · Sun[2] 09:00–19:00 · 1 km
Mercato IV Alimentare — market
Tue–Sat 08:00–19:00 · 1 km · anticatettoiaorologio.com
Mercato di Campagna Amica — market
Piazza Solferino, 10121 Torino · Sun[3], Sun[3] 09:00–19:00 open "third sunday in the month" · 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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