Egg Fruit Long Purple Seeds

Egg Fruit Long Purple is a long, dark-purple Solanum melongena selection.

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
• Sowing window: Sow while nights and soil stay warm and frost-free
• Depth and germination: Cover seed lightly, about 5–6 mm deep, in fine, evenly moist, free-draining seedling mix. Emergence often takes one to two weeks in suitable warmth; cool conditions can delay it
• Warmth and light: Use 24–29 °C as a practical germination target. Give strong light after emergence
• Spacing: Give plants ample room for airflow and harvest access
• Growth and support: Stake stems before developing fruit loads them
• Harvest outcome: Elongated dark-purple fruit; 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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