Crop dates by place

Eggplant Planting Dates by State and Region

Published eggplant planting windows for 18 places, with the source and the caveats you need before you use them.

Across the 7 places in this data set, the planting window begins as early as Jan 1 (Central Florida) and as late as Aug 1 (South Florida). The middle of the range starts around May 1.

Eggplant windows by place
Place	Planting	Harvest
Arkansas	Planting: April - May (spring/summer crop)
Central Florida	Planting: outdoor planting Jan–Feb Aug–Sept
Central Illinois	Transplanting: May 10 to June 15
Central Missouri	Planting: planting dates 5/10 to 5/25 (month/day)
Central North Carolina	Transplanting: mid Apr to mid Jun; early Aug to end of Aug (transplants)
Columbia and Snake River valleys, Oregon	Planting: May
Eastern North Carolina	Transplanting: mid Apr to mid Jun; early Aug to end of Aug (transplants)
Maricopa County, Arizona	Transplanting: early Mar to end of Mar (transplants)
Minnesota	Start indoors: mid march (start seeds indoors); Planting: early june
New Hampshire	Start indoors: start seeds indoors 8-10 weeks before setting out; Transplanting: transplant 2-3 weeks after last frost
North Florida	Planting: outdoor planting Mid Mar–Jul
North Missouri	Planting: planting dates 5/15 to 5/25 (month/day)
Northern Illinois	Transplanting: May 24 to June 30
South Florida	Planting: outdoor planting Aug–Feb
South Missouri	Planting: planting dates 5/1 to 5/20 (month/day)
Southern Illinois	Transplanting: April 27 to June 1
Western North Carolina	Transplanting: mid May to mid Jul (transplants)
Western valleys (Portland, Roseburg, Medford), Oregon	Planting: May

Calendar view

Eggplant calendar by place
Item	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Arkansas planting				Planting window in April	Planting window in May
Central Florida planting	Planting window in January	Planting window in February
Central Illinois transplanting					Transplanting window in May	Transplanting window in June
Central Missouri planting	Timing in table above
Central North Carolina transplanting	Timing in table above
Columbia and Snake River valleys, Oregon planting					Planting window in May
Eastern North Carolina transplanting	Timing in table above
Maricopa County, Arizona transplanting	Timing in table above
Minnesota start indoors			Start indoors window in March
Minnesota planting						Planting window in June
New Hampshire start indoors	Timing in table above
New Hampshire transplanting	Timing in table above
North Florida planting			Planting window in March	Planting window in April	Planting window in May	Planting window in June	Planting window in July
North Missouri planting	Timing in table above
Northern Illinois transplanting					Transplanting window in May	Transplanting window in June
South Florida planting	Planting window in January	Planting window in February						Planting window in August	Planting window in September	Planting window in October	Planting window in November	Planting window in December
South Missouri planting	Timing in table above
Southern Illinois transplanting				Transplanting window in April	Transplanting window in May	Transplanting window in June
Western North Carolina transplanting	Timing in table above
Western valleys (Portland, Roseburg, Medford), Oregon planting					Planting window in May

Frost-date caveat: ranges blur real differences inside a state or region. Use them to plan, then fit them to your last frost date, soil temperature and field conditions.

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Eggplant Planting Calendar: Start Indoors

Last reviewed: November 2026. Source: Arkansas Extension - Spring and Summer Vegetable Planting Dates.