Row Covers for Eggplant: Timing Is Critical

Agribon 19 row covers = excellent flea beetle prevention (tiny shot-hole damage). Eggplants are beetle magnets.

Critical Rule

Remove covers at first bloom! Pollination required. Plants mature enough to resist beetles by then.

Your Setup

• 4°F warmth boost — fine for cool spring
• Weekly uncovering for weeding works
• Rosa Bianca worth the effort — exceptional variety

Central Coast cool spring actually favors row covers. Just don't forget the bloom-day deadline.