Eggplant- Florida Market
Solanum melongena
Standard seed packet, 50 seeds
$1.00
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Eggplant- Florida Market
Solanum melongena
- Oblong purple to black fruit
- Very popular home garden and market variety
- Also known as "Aubergine"
Very popular home garden and market garden variety. Very productive variety. Tall plants that grow to around 100cm producing large oblong fruit to 25cm that is purple to black in colour. Commonly used in stews, sauces, baked, fried, stuffed and grilled. Eggplant is also known as "Aubergine".
How to sow and grow:
| Method: | Sow direct or raise seedlings |
| Sowing Depth: | 5mm |
| When: | Spring or after frost |
| Row Spacing: | 80cm |
| Position: | Full sun, moist well drained soil |
| Plant Spacing: | 70cm |
| Hardiness: | Frost tender |
| Days to Maturity/flowering: | 90 days |
| Care: | Plants may need staking. Picking regularly encourages more fruit. Can be grown as a perennial in warm climates. |
(Product number: E1-19)
Seeds per gram: 225 seeds
| SKU | E1-19 |
| Botanical name: | Solanum melongena |
| Packet type: | Standard seed packet |
| Packet quantity: | 50 seeds |
| Seeds per gram: | 225 |
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