Providing Herbs, Fine Seeds and Goods for the Gardener Cook since 1950
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Providing Herbs, Fine Seeds and Goods for the Gardener Cook since 1950
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Black Beauty Eggplant

Black Beauty Eggplant

$3.25 $0.00

Solanum melongena   Open Pollinated     Heirloom

  • 74 days from transplant.
  • Plants are 24-36" tall with 4 to 6 eggplants per plant
  • A traditional oblong shaped eggplant
  • Introduced by Burpee Seed in 1902
  • Called Black Beauty for the glossy purple fruits that are so dark they appear to be black
  • Eggplants are large, 5-7" long, weighing in at 1 to 3 lbs.
  • Flesh is white, firm with small seeds

Planting Directions:  Sow seed indoors 4 to 6 weeks before last frost with a soil temperature 75° to 95°. Plant seed ¼” deep in sterile seed starting mix. Once seed germinates reduce temperature to 70°. Harden off seedlings for at least one week prior to transplanting by reducing air temperature to 60° and reducing watering. Set plants out when soil temperature is consistently at least 80?, spacing plants 18-24” apart. Plant in soil rich in compost or soil that has been amended with a general garden fertilizer.  We recommend Garden Row Cover be used to maintain consistent warm growing environment and to keep insects away from the plants.