When to Plant Eggplants in Wenatchee, WA

One of the first steps you take when you are estimating 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 best time to plant eggplants in Wenatchee should be estimated by checking out the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Eggplants

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

Eggplants require warm weather which tells us that it's necessary to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

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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 Wenatchee 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. If you wait any later than that and your eggplants may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your eggplants indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Wenatchee. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Wenatchee is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Wenatchee it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your eggplants if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Wenatchee

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low0°F
Highest Expected Low5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

Plants to Grow in Wenatchee

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