When to plant Eggplant in New York

In spring, from Apr 15 – May 15 in Floral Park to June 1 – 15 in Oneonta.

In fall, from May 15 – June 15 in Albany to June 1 – July 1 in Yonkers.

Dates are for setting out plants. USDA's earliest safe spring and latest safe fall planting dates, matched to each place's average frost dates.

Eggplant planting dates by place in New York
PlaceSpringFall
AirmontMay 10 – June 1June 1 – July 1
AlbanyMay 15 – June 10May 15 – June 15
AmsterdamMay 20 – June 15May 15 – June 15
AuburnMay 15 – June 10June 1 – July 1
BabylonMay 1 – June 1June 1 – July 15
BataviaMay 15 – June 10June 1 – July 1
BeaconMay 1 – June 1June 1 – July 1
BinghamtonMay 15 – June 10May 15 – June 15
BuffaloMay 10 – June 1June 1 – July 1
CanandaiguaMay 15 – June 10June 1 – July 1
Chestnut RidgeMay 10 – June 1June 1 – July 1
CohoesMay 10 – June 1June 1 – July 1
CorningJune 1 – 15May 20 – June 10
CortlandMay 20 – June 15May 15 – June 15
DepewMay 10 – June 1June 1 – July 1
Dobbs FerryMay 10 – June 1June 1 – July 1
DunkirkMay 15 – June 10June 1 – July 1
East RockawayMay 1 – June 1June 1 – July 15
ElmiraMay 20 – June 15May 15 – June 15
EndicottMay 15 – June 10May 15 – June 15
Floral ParkApr 15 – May 15June 1 – July 15
FreeportMay 1 – June 1June 1 – July 15
FultonMay 15 – June 10June 1 – July 1
Garden CityApr 15 – May 15June 1 – July 15
GenevaMay 15 – June 10June 1 – July 1
Glen CoveApr 15 – May 15June 1 – July 15
Glens FallsJune 1 – 15May 20 – June 10
GloversvilleMay 20 – June 15May 20 – June 10
Great NeckApr 15 – May 15June 1 – Aug 1
HarrisonMay 1 – June 1June 1 – July 1
HaverstrawMay 10 – June 1June 1 – July 1
HempsteadApr 15 – May 15June 1 – July 15
IthacaMay 20 – June 15May 20 – June 10
JamestownMay 20 – June 15May 15 – June 15
Johnson CityMay 15 – June 10May 15 – June 15
KenmoreMay 20 – June 15May 15 – June 15
KingstonMay 20 – June 15May 20 – June 10
Kiryas JoelMay 1 – June 1June 1 – July 1
LackawannaMay 10 – June 1June 1 – July 1
Lake GroveMay 1 – June 1June 1 – July 1
LancasterMay 10 – June 1June 1 – July 1
LindenhurstMay 1 – June 1June 1 – July 15
LockportMay 15 – June 10June 1 – July 1
Long BeachMay 1 – June 1June 1 – July 15
LynbrookMay 1 – June 1June 1 – July 15
MamaroneckMay 10 – June 1June 1 – July 1
Massapequa ParkApr 15 – May 15June 1 – July 15
MiddletownMay 10 – June 1June 1 – July 1
MineolaApr 15 – May 15June 1 – July 15
Mount KiscoMay 10 – June 1June 1 – July 1
Mount VernonApr 15 – May 15June 1 – Aug 1
New Hyde ParkApr 15 – May 15June 1 – July 15
New RochelleMay 10 – June 1June 1 – July 1
New YorkApr 15 – May 15June 1 – Aug 1
NewburghMay 15 – June 10May 15 – June 15
Niagara FallsMay 15 – June 10June 1 – July 1
North TonawandaMay 20 – June 15May 15 – June 15
OleanMay 20 – June 15May 15 – June 15
OneidaMay 15 – June 10May 15 – June 15
OneontaJune 1 – 15May 20 – June 10
OssiningMay 10 – June 1June 1 – July 1
OswegoMay 10 – June 1June 1 – July 1
PatchogueApr 15 – May 15June 1 – July 15
PeekskillMay 15 – June 10June 1 – July 1
PlattsburghMay 20 – June 15May 20 – June 10
Port ChesterMay 1 – June 1June 1 – July 1
PoughkeepsieMay 10 – June 1June 1 – July 1
RochesterMay 10 – June 1June 1 – July 1
Rockville CentreMay 1 – June 1June 1 – July 15
RomeMay 20 – June 15May 15 – June 15
RyeMay 1 – June 1June 1 – July 1
Saratoga SpringsMay 15 – June 10May 15 – June 15
ScarsdaleMay 10 – June 1June 1 – July 1
SchenectadyMay 15 – June 10May 15 – June 15
Sleepy HollowMay 10 – June 1June 1 – July 1
Spring ValleyMay 10 – June 1June 1 – July 1
SuffernMay 10 – June 1June 1 – July 1
SyracuseMay 15 – June 10June 1 – July 1
TarrytownMay 10 – June 1June 1 – July 1
TonawandaMay 20 – June 15May 15 – June 15
TroyMay 10 – June 1June 1 – July 1
UticaMay 15 – June 10May 15 – June 15
Valley StreamApr 15 – May 15June 1 – July 15
WatertownMay 15 – June 10May 15 – June 15
WatervlietMay 10 – June 1June 1 – July 1
West HaverstrawMay 10 – June 1June 1 – July 1
WestburyApr 15 – May 15June 1 – July 15
White PlainsMay 1 – June 1June 1 – July 1
WoodburyMay 1 – June 1June 1 – July 1
YonkersMay 10 – June 1June 1 – July 1

Planting dates: USDA Home and Garden Bulletin No. 9 (1967), tables 4 and 5. Frost dates: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020. “—” means the place's frost date is outside the table. The full USDA table for eggplant.