Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You should be able to determine when to plant eggplants by using the USDA zone info for Breaux Bridge.

Planting Calendar for Eggplants

Frost tolerance for eggplants:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Eggplants require warm weather which means that you must wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant eggplants in Breaux Bridge is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant eggplants and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your eggplants may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your eggplants indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on February 15 in Breaux Bridge. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 20°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Breaux Bridge is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Breaux Bridge you get surprised by a frost after February 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your eggplants in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Breaux Bridge

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

Plants to Grow in Breaux Bridge

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