Seed Freaks - Eggplant - Black Beauty
Eggplant
Seed Freaks – Eggplant – Black Beauty
$4.20
EGGPLANT: BLACK BEAUTY
(SOLANUM MELONGENA)
Tender, tasty purplish-black fruits. Excellent breaded or fried. Plants produce 4 to 6 large fruits, or more if kept harvested and well-watered. For best quality, harvest while its skin is still glossy.
WHEN TO PLANT
Cool Climate: Early Spring indoors, plant out after risk of frost (OCT – DEC)
Temperate: SEP – FEB
Sub – Tropical: AUG – MAR
Tropical: ALL YEAR
Arid: AUG – JAN
SOIL PREFERENCES
PH 5.5 – 6.5
Rich, well-drained, friable soil.
GROWING TIPS
Sow in pots, 6mm deep.
10-14 days to germination, transplant 45cm apart and keep moist to avoid bitterness.
Pick before the seeds turn brown and while the skin is shiny and firm.
If growing for seed leave on the Bush as long as possible.
DAYS TO HARVEST
80 – 100 Days
APPROX 20 SEEDS
OPEN POLLINATED SEED 100% TASMANIAN GROWN
GROWN ORGANICALLY
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