Eggplant 'Listada De Gandia'
Eggplant 'Listada De Gandia' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
An heirloom eggplant believed to originate from the city of Gandia in Spain. It is a very pretty eggplant with mulberry-purple and white stripes. The creamy white flesh has an excellent flavour with few seeds, the thin skin doesn't need peeling. With a tear-drop shape 15 to 20 cm long it has a wide range of uses in the kitchen. This eggplant does particularly well in humid areas and crops over a long period. Days to harvest: 80 - 90.
Product: Eggplant 'Listada De Gandia'
Product type: SEED (50)
Botanical name: Solanum melongena
Listada de Gandia' is a very pretty Spanish heirloom eggplant with mulberry-purple and white stripes. The creamy white flesh has an excellent flavour with few seeds and a thin skin that doesn't need peeling. With a tear-drop shape 15 20 cm long it has a wide range of uses in the kitchen. This eggplant does particularly well in humid areas and crops over a long period.
Plant type: Warm season annual
Plant height: 60 – 90 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: 80 - 90 days: pick fruit before the seeds turn brown and while the skin is still shiny and firm
Suitable for hot and humid: Suitable for hot and humid growing conditions
50 seeds per packet
Solanum melongena
Warm season annual
Eggplant 'Listada De Gandia'
An heirloom eggplant believed to originate from the city of Gandia in Spain. It is a very pretty eggplant with mulberry-purple and white stripes. The creamy white flesh has an excellent flavour with few seeds, the thin skin doesn't need peeling. With a tear-drop shape 15 to 20 cm long it has a wide range of uses in the kitchen. This eggplant does particularly well in humid areas and crops over a long period. Days to harvest: 80 - 90.