When to Plant Eggplants in Sedalia, MO

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Sedalia should be reviewed to estimate when it's the best time to plant eggplants.

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Planting Calendar for Eggplants

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

It's probably not a good idea to plant eggplants until after the last frost because they do not do well in cold weather.

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A good time to plant eggplants
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant eggplants
Probably not a good time to plant eggplants

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

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Sedalia. You can expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Sedalia is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Sedalia there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to cover your eggplants in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Sedalia

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-10°F
Highest Expected Low-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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