When to plant eggplant in Batangas City

Batangas City is frost-free, so eggplant's dates key off the local wet and dry seasons and monthly temperatures — not a frost date.
Step 1 · Sow
Direct sow outdoors
Oct 1 – Jan 31
Sow straight into warm, workable soil.
Step 2 · Harvest
Harvest window
Dec 10 – Dec 25
Picking runs until conditions turn against the crop.
Window
Days to maturity
70 – 85 d
From sowing to first pick.

Common questions

When can I sow eggplant outdoors in Batangas City?

Direct-sow around early October (Oct 1–Jan 31) in Batangas City, based on its local frost dates. Confidence 65%.

When will eggplant be ready to harvest in Batangas City?

Expect to harvest from around early December (Dec 10–Dec 25) in Batangas City, based on its local frost dates. Confidence 58%.

The rule of thumb

Batangas City never frosts, so timing is about heat and the wet/dry seasons, not frost. Sow eggplant into its window above and keep it watered. Every date here is modelled from Batangas City's monthly climate normals, not frost dates.

Confidence 65/100 · Curated · based on NASA POWER (modeled) 1991–2020 · modelled from climate normals.