Eggplant Seeds

Useful gardening information

Grow eggplant for its versatile culinary uses, high nutrient and fiber content, potential health benefits, and ease of growth in a home garden, especially in warm climates. Eggplant plants are attractive, can be supported with cages, and produce a large yield, while offering numerous varieties in color, shape, and size for different tastes and recipes.

Seeds should be started indoors 8-10 weeks prior to last frost. Sow seeds 1/4" deep and provide a soil temperature of 24-27C (75-80F). Even moisture is essential while the seed is germinating.
Germination is slow (up to 2 weeks). Gradually harden off seedlings, but do not allow temperature to go below 15C (60F). Transplant 18" apart in beds or rows 20-30" apart. br> Eggplants are moderate feeders and do well in very fertile soil with a pH level of 5.5 to 6.8.

JB216 Black Beauty

Black Beauty is a very well-adapted open-pollinated variety, thriving in almost every part of the country. It boasts big yields of large, glossy, delectable fruit. These large, glossy fruits are a deep purple so intense it looks black. They are borne in great numbers on plants 21 to 30 inches high, you can expect a dozen or so fruits per plant.

This is our favorite Eggplant variety. It tastes great any way that you prepare them.
They are wonderful fried, steamed, grilled, stuffed or added to your favorite spaghetti recipe.
A old heirloom variety eggplant introduced in 1902 by Burpee seed company. And still the worlds favorite eggplant.
These eggplants ripen to perfect fruits.They are much earlier than other varieties. They are large producers of dark glossy eggplant. Keep them picked and you will have abundant supply of fresh eggplants until fall frosts.

MON089 Baby Jack Hybrid

Petite, round/elongated fruits are purple and should be harvested at full maturity when just 2 to 3" long. Slightly glossy, 2 to 3 oz. fruits do not require peeling, have a few small seeds and are filled with excellent eggplant flavor that has a little bitterness, but are less bitter than standard size varieties.
Very compact plants are predominately spineless, have a well-branched habit and grow approx. 22" high by 18" wide. Perfect for container and small space gardening. Recommended for packs, quarts and larger pots up to 3½ gallons at retail. Great for fresh markets, farmers markets and roadside stands. Widely adaptable. Produces high yields over a long period. 60 days.

JB324 Fairy Tale Eggplant

2005 AAS Edible – Vegetable Winner. Fairy Tale is a petite plant with decorative miniature eggplants. The fruit appearance is as luscious as the taste. Fairy Tale eggplants are white with violet/purple stripes. The fruit is sweet, non-bitter, with a tender skin and few seeds. Another superior quality is the window for harvest. The elongated oval eggplants can be picked when quite small at 1 to 2 ounces or they can be left on the plant until double the weight, and the flavor and tenderness remain.
Fairy Tale eggplants are recommended for marinating and grilling whole. The harvest can begin in just 49 to 51 days from transplanting. The petite plant reaches only 2½ feet tall and wide, perfect for container gardening. An eggplant has not won an AAS award since 1939, so Fairy Tale is truly an exceptional new variety.

SF364 White Moon Hybrid Eggplant

What a delicious and versatile new eggplant for the garden and container growing. White eggplants have a milder taste normally and this one has a great mild flavor.
Glossy 7" oblong eggplants, very high yield, tender sweet taste, can also be used as baby green or fully grow plants for huge yields of fruits, 60 days.

SF209 Patio Baby

This natural dwarf plant sets fruit all summer long with an astonishing 25 to 50 eggplants per plant! Best when you pick when just a few inches in diameter, tender and succulent.
2014 All-America Selection winner. The fruit is ready in less than 7 weeks from transplanting the seedlings in spring. Just 2 to 3 inches in diameter, they are a glossy purple so dark it looks black. 60 days.

JB081 Listada de Gandia

Gorgeous Italian heirloom, 3-5" oval, purple with white stripes, tender, thin skin, 85 days.

G026 Baby Eggplant

Miniature, tiny 1" dark beauties in clusters, for shish-ka-bob, plant is only 12" tall, great for tub garden, pink flowers, 45 days.

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