One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Wheat Ridge should be used to determine when it's the best time to plant eggplants.

Planting Calendar for Eggplants

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

Since eggplants do not do well in cold weather you must wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant eggplants in Wheat Ridge 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 grow to maturity. If you are starting your eggplants indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Wheat Ridge. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Remember that USDA zone info for Wheat Ridge is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Wheat Ridge there is a last frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your eggplants if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Wheat Ridge

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.

Plants to Grow in Wheat Ridge

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