Eggplant 'Ping Tung Long'
Eggplant 'Ping Tung Long' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Ping Tung Long' is an Asian heirloom from Taiwan producing shiny, slender, dark lavender fruit. Fruit are 30 x 4 cm. Sweet and tender, it does not require peeling. High yielding, each plant produces 20 or more fruit. Plants are sturdy and disease resistant. Good choice too for cooler climates with a short growing season. Days to harvest: 75.
Product: Eggplant 'Ping Tung Long'
Product type: SEED (50)
Botanical name: Solanum melongena
Ping Tung Long' is an heirloom from Taiwan producing shiny, slender, dark lavender fruit, 30 cm x 4 cm. Sweet and tender, it does not require peeling. High yielding: each plant produces 20 or more fruit. Plants are sturdy and disease resistant. 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 plants upright so fruit develops straight
Harvest: 75 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 'Ping Tung Long'
Ping Tung Long' is an Asian heirloom from Taiwan producing shiny, slender, dark lavender fruit. Fruit are 30 x 4 cm. Sweet and tender, it does not require peeling. High yielding, each plant produces 20 or more fruit. Plants are sturdy and disease resistant. Good choice too for cooler climates with a short growing season. Days to harvest: 75.