WillItGrowHere · living on BackyardYield for now
Will it grow here?
The other question. You’re holding a plant at the nursery. We answer yes, no, or “only if you cheat winter.”
🍆 Eggplant
94 / 100
Excellent choice
Needs real heat. In short or cool summers it sulks.
Winter / hardiness
✓ Zone 8a is workable
Growing-season warmth
✓ Good
Season length
✓ 229 frost-free days
Summer heat
✓ This crop likes the heat
Sunlight
✓ ~8 hours is a good match
Want to try anyway?
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Find the best eggplant for my locationIf it lives, the harvest question is next.
37–92 lb · $81–$203
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