Egg Fruit Patio Baby Seeds

Bring a crop of small purple aubergines to a sunny patio or compact bed. Egg Fruit Patio Baby F1 is a compact, spineless Solanum melongena hybrid that continues producing when its fruit is picked regularly.

Grow Guide: Growing in a smaller space? Follow our step-by-step Egg Fruit Grow Guide for warm seed starting, container care, South African planting conditions and harvest advice.

Quick Grow Facts

• Scientific name: Solanum melongena
• Sowing: Cover seed lightly, about 5–6 mm deep, in clean, fine, evenly moist, freely draining mix. Start under protection before warm, frost-free planting weather.
• Warmth and light: Aim for about 24–29 °C in the seedling mix; give strong overhead light after emergence.
• Final spacing: About 45–60 cm between plants in a bed, or one plant in a large, freely drained sunny container.
• Growth form: Compact and spineless; about 41–51 cm high and 46–56 cm wide.
• Support: Usually unnecessary; add a short stake if a heavy crop pulls stems sideways.
• Harvest: Cut glossy purple mini fruit at about 5–8 cm. Approximate cultivar maturity is 40–45 days from transplant under suitable conditions.

Why Grow This Variety

Patio Baby brings a useful aubergine harvest to a container without the space needed for a full-size plant.

Growing Notes

Harden sturdy seedlings gradually for 7–10 days and transplant after frost danger has passed, once soil and nights are warm. Grow in full sun in fertile, freely drained mix. Water consistently through flowering and fruit set, feed moderately and avoid excessive nitrogen. Cook the harvested fruit; do not eat the leaves or stems.

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