When to plant eggplants in Veliky Novgorod: 12 June – 29 June

In Veliky Novgorod, eggplant: sow for seedlings from 23 March to 30 April; plant into a greenhouse from 22 May to 29 June; plant out into open ground from 12 June to 29 June.

Eggplant in Veliky Novgorod: soil, season and weather

In Veliky Novgorod the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 2 May, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the eggplant card — only around 12 June, 41 days later. 129 days separate planting out (12 June) from the first autumn frost (19 October); the card's 70 days to the first harvest leave 59 for picking, so a start 8 weeks late would still fit.

Last spring frost	2 May
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	12 June, 41 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	22 May – 29 June; May outside: 5.8 °C at night, 16.9 °C by day; card 21–29 °C
First autumn frost	19 October, 129 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	70
First harvest, if planted in this window	21 August – 7 September
Days left for picking	59
Daylight	14:13 on 13 April, 18:14 on 12 June
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, September, has 10 rainy days

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

Eggplant in Veliky Novgorod: care after planting

Planted on 12 June: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

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

12 June — feed: balanced (NPK)
10 July — 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 Veliky Novgorod during the eggplant season

No month of the season averages above the eggplant card's 21–29 °C by day; the warmest, July, averages 22.8 °C. Months that stay below 21 °C even by day on average: September (16.5 °C) and October (9 °C). Nights average below 21 °C in every month of the season, from 3.5 °C to 13.9 °C.

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
June	21.9	11.7	81	12	18:18
July	22.8	13.9	100	16	17:40
August	21.6	12.8	90	15	15:29
September	16.5	9	49	10	12:54
October	9	3.5	75	14	10:22

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Eggplant in nearby cities

Around Veliky Novgorod, Pskov is 3 days earlier and Tallinn 9 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Saint Petersburg	167 km	17 June – 30 June	5 days later
Pskov	189 km	9 June – 29 June	3 days earlier
Tver	331 km	16 June – 20 June	4 days later
Polatsk	369 km	11 June – 30 June	1 day earlier
Vitebsk	376 km	18 June – 26 June	6 days later
Tallinn	387 km	21 June – 12 July	9 days later

Where to buy eggplant plants and seeds near Veliky Novgorod

Buy plants ready to set out from 12 June to 29 June (from 22 May to 29 June for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 23 March to 30 April. Within 15 km of Veliky Novgorod OpenStreetMap lists 4 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 3 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 27 October 2026).

Усадьба — garden centre
1 km
Сад и огород — garden centre
1 km
НЭП — farm supply
2 km
Центральный рынок — 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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