Egg Fruit Patio Baby Seeds

Egg Fruit Patio Baby F1 is a compact, spineless patio aubergine with small purple fruit. Current PanAmerican Seed data confirms raw seed and 40–45 days from transplant to harvest.

Grow Guide: How to grow Egg Fruit Patio Baby from seed in South Africa

Quick Grow Facts

• Scientific name: Solanum melongena
• Seed form: Raw seed: 5-seed, 100-seed and 1000-seed variants
• Depth and germination: Supplier label: 5 mm and 7–14 days; use warm, fine, evenly moist, free-draining mix
• Final spacing: 45–60 cm; current breeder range is 46–56 cm
• Growth form: Compact and spineless; 41–51 cm high and 46–56 cm wide
• Support: Usually unnecessary; add a short stake only if a heavy crop pulls stems sideways
• Harvest outcome: Purple mini fruit, 5–8 cm; breeder maturity is 40–45 days from transplant. The supplier label separately prints 60–80 days without defining its start point, so the two clocks are not treated as equivalent

Why Grow This Variety

Use Patio Baby in a sunny, free-draining container or compact bed and keep moisture steady through flowering and fruit set.

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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