Solanum melongena
Solanum melongena
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Each eggplant provides a unique flavor, texture, and nutrient profile. You'll be on your way to a delicious harvest with these seeds.
When this organic eggplant matures, its coloring will deepen to a rich purple. This variety is known for its high iron content and antioxidants. These slender purple eggplants are low in calories and high in vitamins A, B, and C. It is very easy to slice the prolific, meaty fruits these plants produce.
Sku: 1403
Common Name: Eggplant
Botanical Name: Solanum melongena
Full Sun
10 - 12 Days
75 Days
12"+
24 - 48"
Average (1 - 2 in / week)
Characteristics: Attracts Bees
Color: Purple
Fill Weight (grams): 0.175
Approximate Seed Count: 15 - 30
Flavor: Firm with a mild eggplant flavor.
Preparation Ideas: Use this eggplant variety in stews and sauces, or bake them.
Plant Type: Vegetable
Plant Lifecycle: Annual
Landscape Use: Edible Garden
Growth Type: Bush
Resistance: Deer
Tolerance: Heat
Growing Season(s): Spring|Summer|Fall
Harvest/Bloom Season(s): Summer|Fall
Package Dimensions: 3.25 x 4.5"
Sow a few seeds evenly spaced in hills, 8 inches high and 12 inches across. Young vines should have a fence, trellis, or heavy cord on which to climb. When young vines are about 8 inches, thin to 3 plants per hill. Does not transplant well.
Planting Depth: 0.25"
Seed Spacing: Sow Organic Early Long Purple Eggplant seeds approximately 18" apart in rows, keeping rows approximately 3' apart.
Nutrient Care Instructions: Apply SUPERthrive once per week. Soak in solution of 1/4 tsp per gal for 15 min. or longer depending on size and type.
You can tell when the eggplant is ripe by its glossy purple look. Harvest fruits while still shiny and about the size of your fist. Cut from the stem with a knife.
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