When to plant eggplants in Waterford: 28 June – 31 July

In Waterford, eggplant: sow for seedlings from 8 April to 1 June; plant into a greenhouse from 7 June to 31 July; plant out into open ground from 28 June to 31 July. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Parkswood Tree Centre (plant nursery, 8 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Eggplant in Waterford: soil, season and weather

In Waterford the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 3 March, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the eggplant card — only around 28 June, 117 days later.

Last spring frost	3 March
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	28 June, 117 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	7 June – 31 July; June outside: 11 °C at night, 17.7 °C by day; card 21–29 °C
First autumn frost	20 November, 145 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	70
First harvest, if planted in this window	6 September – 9 October
Days left for picking	75
Daylight	14:47 on 29 April, 16:45 on 28 June
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, July, has 13 rainy days

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

Eggplant in Waterford: care after planting

Planted on 28 June: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

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

28 June — feed: balanced (NPK)
26 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 Waterford during the eggplant season

No month of the season averages above the eggplant card's 21–29 °C by day; the warmest, July, averages 19.2 °C. Months that stay below 21 °C even by day on average: June–November (10.7–19.2 °C). Nights average below 21 °C in every month of the season, from 5.8 °C to 12.6 °C.

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
June	17.7	11	77	13	16:45
July	19.2	12.6	76	13	16:20
August	18.9	12.6	88	13	14:44
September	16.9	10.7	115	15	12:44
October	13.9	8.8	131	15	10:43
November	10.7	5.8	120	15	8:49

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Eggplant in nearby cities

All the nearest cities on our list plant eggplant later than Waterford; the closest date is in Limerick, 8 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Kilkenny	44 km	15 July – 31 July	17 days later
Cork	101 km	15 July – 1 August	17 days later
Limerick	112 km	6 July – 1 August	8 days later
Dublin	134 km	16 July – 4 August	18 days later
Athlone	141 km	13 July – 6 August	15 days later
Galway	172 km	13 July – 8 August	15 days later

Where to buy eggplant plants and seeds near Waterford

Buy plants ready to set out from 28 June to 31 July (from 7 June to 31 July for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 8 April to 1 June. Within 15 km of Waterford OpenStreetMap lists 3 garden centres, 6 farm-supply shops, 4 plant nurseries and 1 market (collected 20 October 2026).

Tirlán CountryLife — farm supply
12 km
Shelburne Co-op Society Ltd — farm supply
12 km
Parkswood Tree Centre — plant nursery
Parkswood, X91 NA71 Waterford · 8 km · parkswoodtreecentre.com
Country Market — market
Fri 09:00–14:00 · 0 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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