Eggplant 'Rosa Bianca'
Eggplant 'Rosa Bianca' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
'Rosa Bianca' is a very attractive Italian heirloom. It produces squat, pear-shaped fruit, 10 – 15 cm in length, coloured with shades of soft lavender and white. It yields well and has superbly flavoured, creamy flesh.
Product: Eggplant 'Rosa Bianca'
Product type: SEED (50)
Botanical name: Solanum melongena
Rosa Bianca' is a very attractive Italian heirloom. It produces squat, pear-shaped fruit, 10 – 15 cm in length, coloured with shades of soft lavender and white. It yields well and has superbly flavoured, creamy flesh.
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: 68 - 84 days: pick fruit before the seeds turn brown and while the skin is still shiny and firm