When to plant eggplant in Templers
- Sow in trays: early Sep to mid NovTemplers area, Mediterranean
- Move seedlings out: early Nov to early JanTemplers area, Mediterranean
- Plant seedlings: early Nov to early JanTemplers area, Mediterranean
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Templers. 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.