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Egg Fruit Long Purple Seeds

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Egg Fruit Long Purple Seeds ā€“ Classic Italian Eggplant for Mediterranean Flavour šŸ†

Egg Fruit Long Purple Seeds produce an elongated, teardrop-shaped eggplant with smooth, dark purple skin and creamy white flesh. Known for its rich flavour, this variety is perfect for Mediterranean and Middle Eastern dishes. The Long Purple eggplant is best harvested when 20-25 cm long, ensuring tender, flavourful fruit. With plants that grow to about 60-75 cm and produce 8 or more fruits, this open-pollinated variety is a must-have for any home gardener seeking a bountiful harvest.

Why Egg Fruit Long Purple Seeds Are a Garden Favourite šŸŒæ

  • Rich Mediterranean Flavour: This Italian variety is perfect for classic Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cuisine, adding depth and texture to your dishes.
  • High-Yielding Plants: Each plant produces 8 or more fruits, providing a generous harvest for your kitchen.
  • Best Harvested Early: For optimal flavour and texture, pick the fruits when they reach 20-25 cm in length, ensuring tender, delicious eggplant.
  • Versatile in the Kitchen: Ideal for grilling, roasting, frying, or using in stews and casseroles, this eggplant brings authentic, fresh flavour to any dish.
  • Open Pollinated Variety: Grow your own seeds and enjoy a continuous harvest year after year.

Planting Details

  • Type: Vegetable (Open Pollinated)
  • Scientific Name: Solanum melongena
  • Sowing Time: Spring to Autumn
  • Position: Sun
  • Sowing Depth: 5mm
  • Spacing: 45 x 60 cm
  • Germination: 7-14 days
  • Days to Harvest: 60-90 days
  • Fruit Size: 20-25 cm long
  • Fruit Shape: Teardrop
  • Colour: Purple
  • Temperature: 20-30Ā°C

Seed Quantity

  • 2g raw seed: Approx 600 seeds
  • 20g raw seed: Approx 6,000 seeds

šŸ† Add authentic Mediterranean flavour to your garden and kitchen with Egg Fruit Long Purple Seeds. Ready to enjoy a bountiful harvest of rich, delicious eggplant?

Plant Egg Fruit Long Purple Seeds today and experience the taste of home-grown Mediterranean eggplant! šŸŒ±

Plant Information

Plant Type:Ā Vegetable

Scientific Name: Solanum melongena

Growing Information

General Sowing Time:Ā Spring to Autumn

Position:Ā Sun

Sow Depth:Ā 5 mm

Spacing:Ā 45 x 60 cm

Germination:Ā 7-14 days

Days to Harvest:Ā 60 - 90 days

Fruit size: 20 to 25 cm long

Fruit Shape: Teardrop

Colour: Purple

Temperature:Ā 20 - 30Ā° C

Seed Quantity

2g raw seed: Approx 600 seeds

20g raw seed: Approx 6 000 seeds

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