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Eggplant planting and harvest datesEggplant Planting Dates in Minnesota
Usual eggplant planting periods in Minnesota, shown as ranges with their source. Use them to frame a plan, then adjust for your own frost dates and soil temperature.
| Activity | Window | Source | Last verified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start indoors | mid march (start seeds indoors) | source | 2026-11-11 |
| Planting | early june | source | 2026-11-11 |
| Item | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start indoors | Start indoors window in March | |||||||||||
| Planting | Planting window in June |
What these dates mean in Minnesota
Planting usually runs about 30 days, from Jun 1 to Jun 30.
That start date is about 31 days later than the middle of the 7 places in this data set that report eggplant planting dates (May 1).
Frost-date caveat: these are published ranges for Minnesota. A northern or high-elevation site will run later than a southern or low one, and a cold wet spring can push planting past the window. Recommended outdoor timing; check forecast and soil temperature; frost dates and local conditions vary (last frost mid-to-late May for tender crops). Check your last spring frost and soil temperature, and confirm with your county extension office.
Related guides
Eggplant dates in other places
- Arkansas
- Central Florida
- Central Illinois
- Central Missouri
- Central North Carolina
- Columbia and Snake River valleys, Oregon
- Eastern North Carolina
- Maricopa County, Arizona
- New Hampshire
- North Florida
- North Missouri
- Northern Illinois
- South Florida
- South Missouri
- Southern Illinois
- Western North Carolina
- Western valleys (Portland, Roseburg, Medford), Oregon
Other crops in Minnesota
- Alfalfa hay
- Asparagus (crowns)
- Beans (dry shell)
- Beets
- Broccoli
- Brussels sprouts
- Cabbage (early)
- Cabbage (late)
- Carrots
- Cauliflower
- Celery
- Chinese cabbage
- Collards
- Corn
- Cucumbers
- Endive
- Head lettuce
- Horseradish
- Kale
- Kohlrabi
- Leaf lettuce
- Lima beans
- Muskmelon
- Okra
- Onion (seeds, transplants and sets)
- Onion (transplants)
- Parsley
- Parsnips
- Peas
- Pepper
- Potatoes
- Pumpkin
- Radish
- Rhubarb
- Rutabaga
- Snap beans (bush and pole)
- Soybeans
- Spinach
- Spring barley
- Spring oats
- Spring wheat
- Squash (summer and winter)
- Sunflowers
- Sweet corn
- Sweet potatoes (roots)
- Swiss chard
- Tomato
- Tomatoes
- Turnip
- Watermelon
- Winter wheat
Last reviewed: November 2026. Source: UMN Extension - Planting the vegetable garden.