Egg Fruit Long Purple Seeds

Egg Fruit Long Purple is a long, dark-purple Solanum melongena selection. The current supplier label confirms raw seed, 5 mm depth, a 45 × 60 cm grid, 7–14-day germination and a 60–90-day packet harvest range whose start point is not stated.

Grow Guide: Ready to grow Egg Fruit Long Purple? 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: 2 g and 20 g variants
• Sowing window: Supplier label: spring to autumn; use only while nights and soil stay warm and frost-free
• Depth and germination: 5 mm; 7–14 days in fine, evenly moist, free-draining seedling mix
• Warmth and light: Use 24–29 °C as a practical germination target; the current product record lists 20–30 °C. Give strong light after emergence
• Packet spacing: 45 cm between plants × 60 cm between rows; widen access rows where needed
• Growth and support: Tall, full-size bed type in the cultivar record; exact mature height remains on supplier-confirmation hold. Stake before long fruit loads stems
• Harvest outcome: Long dark-purple fruit, listed at 20–25 cm in the current product record. The packet says 60–90 days without defining the clock; pick while glossy and firm

Why Grow This Variety

Choose Long Purple for elongated dark-purple fruit suited to grilling, roasting, frying, curries and stews.

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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