Egg Fruit Hansel Seeds

Egg Fruit Hansel F1 is an upright, semi-spineless mini aubergine with glossy black-purple fruit. Current PanAmerican Seed data confirms raw seed and 50–55 days from transplant to harvest.

Grow Guide: Ready to grow Egg Fruit Hansel? Follow our step-by-step Egg Fruit Grow Guide for sowing, germination, transplanting and care advice.

Quick Grow Facts

• Scientific name: Solanum melongena
• Seed form: Raw seed: 5-seed and 100-seed variants
• Depth and germination: Supplier label: 5 mm and 7–14 days; use warm, fine, evenly moist, free-draining mix
• Final spacing: 61–91 cm for the breeder-listed 61–91 cm spread; this supersedes using the supplier's tighter 45 × 60 cm grid as a home-garden final spacing
• Growth form: Upright, semi-spineless; 61–107 cm high and 61–91 cm wide
• Support: Optional in a large container or bed; cage or stake if clusters load the stems
• Harvest outcome: Glossy black-purple fruit: 5–8 cm baby size or 15–25 cm full size; 50–55 days from transplant

Why Grow This Variety

Harvest clusters young for 5–8 cm baby fruit, or let tender fruit reach the breeder's 15–25 cm full size.

Growing Notes

Start in a protected tray, harden seedlings over 7–10 days and transplant only after frost danger has passed and nights are reliably above 16 °C. Grow in full sun in fertile, freely drained soil. Feed moderately, water consistently at flowering and fruit set, and avoid a late high-nitrogen push.

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