Vegetables · Warm
Eggplant
Solanaceae
At a glance
- Plant spacing
- 50 cm
- USDA zones
- 6a–11a
- Frost-sensitive
- yes
- Growth duration
- 9 weeks
Which beds suit?
- Sun (prefers)
- full sunAlso okay:partial shade
- Soil (prefers)
- raised-bed mixAlso okay:loamy
- Drainage (prefers)
- normalAlso okay:very free-draining
Seed & start
Pre-culture recommended
Start indoors / cold frame first, transplant into the raised bed later.
Stachi's tip
Aubergine is the hothead of the nightshades. In temperate raised beds only in the warmest spot, possibly under fleece. Plant 2-3 plants — yield is often meagre. Snack varieties are more reliable than giant ones.
Sowing
Transplanting
Harvest
Good neighbours
Avoid these neighbours
No known conflicts.
Good pre-cultures
These plants improve the soil / free the slot early:
Sources
- Kreuter, Bio-Garten
- Kosmos Gartenkalender
- LLM-Baseline-Intercrop
- LLM-Baseline-2026-05-09 yieldKg
- LLM-Baseline-2026-05-10 family-zehrer
- LLM-Baseline-2026-05-10 sun-soil-drainage
Articles about this plant
Aubergines in the raised bed: how to tell when they're ready to harvest
Frau Schneider is waiting for her aubergines. They're large and dark purple. But she's leaving them on the plant because she thinks bigger is better. That's exactly the moment when aubergines start to turn bitter.
Peppers in the raised bed: why the fruits are still green in July — and what actually helps
Peppers need patience — and a few specific things that make the difference in midsummer. Why the fruits are still green, what helps them turn red faster, and when to just harvest them green.
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