When to plant eggplants in Wichita: 2 May – 10 July

In Wichita, eggplant: sow for seedlings from 10 February to 11 May; plant into a greenhouse from 11 April to 10 July; plant out into open ground from 2 May to 10 July. For plants and seeds, the places nearby include Hillside Feed & Seed (farm supply, 5 km) and Cox Farm (farm shop, 12 km); addresses and opening hours are below.

Eggplant in Wichita: soil, season and weather

In Wichita the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 3 April, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the eggplant card — only around 2 May, 29 days later.

Last spring frost	3 April
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	2 May, 29 days after the last frost
Into an unheated greenhouse	11 April – 10 July; April outside: 8.6 °C at night, 21 °C by day; card 21–29 °C
First autumn frost	30 October, 181 days after the start
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	70
First harvest, if planted in this window	11 July – 18 September
Days left for picking	111
Daylight	11:25 on 3 March, 13:46 on 2 May
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 3 days; the driest month, September, has 7 rainy days

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

Eggplant in Wichita: care after planting

Planted on 2 May: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

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

2 May — feed: balanced (NPK)
30 May — 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 Wichita during the eggplant season

Days average above the eggplant card's 21–29 °C in June (30.8 °C), July (32.6 °C) and August (31.5 °C). Nights average below 21 °C in May, June and September, October (10.9–20.3 °C).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
May	24.7	14.1	177	14	14:11
June	30.8	20.3	111	10	14:45
July	32.6	22.3	76	10	14:32
August	31.5	21.4	86	9	13:39
September	28.5	18.3	72	7	12:28
October	21.6	10.9	86	7	11:16

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Eggplant in nearby cities

Around Wichita, Oklahoma City is 17 days earlier and Kansas City 5 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Topeka	207 km	6 May – 9 July	4 days later
Tulsa	209 km	29 April – 28 July	3 days earlier
Dodge City	236 km	4 May – 9 July	2 days later
Oklahoma City	247 km	15 April – 21 July	17 days earlier
Joplin	259 km	5 May – 12 July	3 days later
Kansas City	287 km	7 May – 12 July	5 days later

Where to buy eggplant plants and seeds near Wichita

Buy plants ready to set out from 2 May to 10 July (from 11 April to 10 July for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 10 February to 11 May. Within 15 km of Wichita OpenStreetMap lists 5 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 1 plant nursery, 2 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 20 October 2026).

Hillside Feed & Seed — farm supply
South Hillside Street 1805, 67211 Wichita · 5 km
Old Town Farm & Art Market — market
East 1st Street North 835, 67202 Wichita · Apr–Oct Sat 08:00–13:00; Nov–Dec Sat 10:00–13:00 · 1 km · oldtownfarmandartmarket.com
Cox Farm — farm shop
South Seneca Street 6059, 67217 Wichita · Mon–Sat 10:00–18:00 · 12 km · coxfarm.com
Graden — garden centre
5 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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