Aubergine
Solanum melongena · Eggplant in the US
In a typical UK garden, sow indoors early February to early March, plant out mid-May to early June, and harvest mid-July to late October.
When to sow, plant and harvest
Last frost around 20 April, first frost around 31 October.
- Sow indoors
- early February to early March
- Plant out
- mid-May to early June
- Harvest
- mid-July to late October
Growing facts
- Spacing
- 60 cm apart, rows 75 cm apart
- Square foot
- 1 per square (30 cm squares)
- Sowing depth
- 0.5 cm
- Ready in
- 60 to 80 days from planting out
- Grows to
- 75 cm
- Hardiness
- Tender: killed by any frost
- Sun
- Full sun
- Crops for
- About 8 weeks
Growing tip
Grow in the warmest spot or under cover, and keep plants to about six fruits each.
Neighbours
Grows well with
Nightshades are one crop rotation group. Try not to grow them where any of the family grew in the last two or three years. How crop rotation works
More nightshades
Where these figures come from
Every crop in VegLog was checked against published growing advice. Dates are worked out from average frost dates, so they shift with your garden. For aubergine, we used:
Grow aubergine with VegLog
Add aubergine to a bed and VegLog reminds you when to sow, plant out and pick, timed to your own town's frost dates.
