EGGPLANT Long Purple 75 seeds purple heirloom vegetable (Solanum melongena)
Long tender eggplants
Heirloom variety from Italy
No bitterness
Heirloom eggplant originating from ItaIy. Producing thin 30-40cm long lavender purple eggplants which darken in colour as they ripen. This is a sweet mild variety with no bitterness and dry flesh. Thin skinned fruit which do not need to be peeled to be eaten. Ideal for slicing and grilling. Great variety for containers or pots. Also known as "Aubergine".

If you’ve never tied to grow these elongated, purple-black aubergines, now’s the time to start. A heritage variety from Italy, it has firm, mild-flavoured flesh and bears heavily. An early fruiting variety, it usually produces four or more fruits per plant, and the elongated shape makes it easy to slice. An archaic superstition linked eggplants to insanity, but this plant will just make you crazy about aubergines!

Method Sow direct or raise seedlings

Sowing Depth 5mm

Season Spring or after frost

Germination 7-14 days at 24-32°C

Life Cycle Frost tender Perennial (grown as an annual in cool climates)

Row Spacing 100cm

Plant Spacing 80cm

Plant Height 90cm

Position Full sun, moist well drained soil

Days Until Maturity 70 days