When to plant eggplant in Basket Range
- Sow in trays: early Oct to late OctBasket Range area, cool Mediterranean
- Move seedlings out: early Dec to late DecBasket Range area, cool Mediterranean
- Plant seedlings: early Dec to late DecBasket Range area, cool Mediterranean
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Basket Range. Microclimates vary: frost hollows and hills run later.
A heat-loving summer crop that does very well in Adelaide once it gets going. Plant seedlings only when nights are reliably warm and keep them sheltered from cold winds. Water deeply and feed regularly; well-fed plants crop from midsummer to autumn.