- Purple fruit to 25cm
- Very tender
- Excellent flavour
Description
'Eggplant- Early Long Purple' seeds
Solanum melongena
- Purple fruit to 25cm
- Very tender
- Excellent flavour
Perennial grown as an annual in cool climates. Large purple fruit growing to 25cm by 8cm. Very tender. Excellent flavour. Also known as "Aubergine". Commonly used in stews, sauces, baked, fried, stuffed and grilled.
Culinary use
Seeds per gram: 225
Product code: D3-06
Best Months to Sow
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
| Cool | ||||||||||||
| Temperate | ||||||||||||
| Sub-Tropical | ||||||||||||
| Tropical | ||||||||||||
| Arid |
Quick Sowing Guide
| Method | Sow direct or raise seedlings |
|---|---|
| Sowing Depth | 5mm |
| Season | Spring or after frost |
| Germination | 7-14 days @ 24-32°C |
| Hardiness / Life Cycle | Frost tender Perennial (grown as an annual in cool climates) |
| Row Spacing | 80cm |
| Plant Spacing | 70cm |
| Position | Full sun, moist well drained soil |
| Days Until Maturity | 70-80 days |
*Notes: Plants may need staking. Picking regularly encourages more fruit. Can be grown as a perennial in warm climates.
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How To Grow
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Ratings & Reviews
Certainly long!
Highly productive and easy to grow. As someone also said however, they are quite small - roughly the diameter of my thumb and 5-6cm long.
Super high yields
I have these early long purples in my garden at the moment I cant believe how many fruits we are getting. Its hard to keep up. They are quite small though, I mean we eat 2 each per meal.
Grow well
These tend to be very small eggplants, maybe only 10-15cm maximum before they start to go yellow and overripe, so you have to get them off early. Otherwise the yield is high and the fruit is delicious!
