Eggplant 'Early Long Purple'
Eggplant 'Early Long Purple' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Early Long Purple' is a quick maturing heirloom, producing attractive, long, slender, dark purple fruit. Full size is 25 x 8 cm but it is best harvested younger at 20 x 5 cm for very tender, tasty fruit. Each plant produces 8 or more fruit. Good choice for cooler climates with a short growing season. Days to harvest:70 - 80.
Product: Eggplant 'Early Long Purple'
Product type: SEED (50)
Botanical name: Solanum melongena
Early Long Purple' is a quick maturing heirloom, producing attractive, long, slender, dark purple fruit. Full size is 25 cm x 8 cm but it is best harvested younger at 20 cm by 5 cm for very tender, tasty fruit. Each plant produces 8 or more fruit. Good choice for cooler climates with a short growing season.
Plant type: Warm season annual
Plant height: 60 – 75 cm
Sow when: Germinate best at 23 - 28°C soil temp.
Temperate: Early spring - inside with extra heat; outside after frost danger has passed
Subtropical: Spring
Tropical: All year, perennial in the tropics
Germination: 10 - 14 days
Depth: 5 - 8 mm deep
Position: Full sun
Sow where: Into seedling pots, transplant when soil is warm
Soil type: Fertile well-drained soil pH 5.5 - 6.5
Rows: 60 cm apart
Details: Keep moisture constant to avoid bitterness
Harvest: 70 - 80 days: pick fruit before the seeds turn brown and while the skin is still shiny and firm
50 seeds per packet
Solanum melongena
Warm season annual
Eggplant 'Early Long Purple'
Early Long Purple' is a quick maturing heirloom, producing attractive, long, slender, dark purple fruit. Full size is 25 x 8 cm but it is best harvested younger at 20 x 5 cm for very tender, tasty fruit. Each plant produces 8 or more fruit. Good choice for cooler climates with a short growing season. Days to harvest:70 - 80.