EGGPLANT Long Red

Solanum melongena

SKU: V 202
Stock: Out Of Stock
Restrictions: NZ Prohibited

Family: Solanaceae

Characteristics: Annual or perennial shrub

Seed per packet: 30

$4.25 AUD Excl. GST

Eggplant with a striking red colour and the size of 20 cm (7in). An unusual and interesting colour to add to vegetable dishes. A good cropper, producing a generous yield of fruit throughout the summer.

Adaptable to most good garden soils that is well composted and free draining. Requires full sun and a long growing season. Perennial in the tropics but generally grown as an annual in temperate zones.

Tropical: Year Round 
Temperate: Sring to Early Summer
Cold: Spring

Sow: 6mm deep.
Sow direct or grow in trays of a good seed raising mix and transplant when 6-7cm tall.
Germination: 10-14 days.
Plant space: 60-75cm
Row space: 60-75cm
Maturity: 6-10 weeks

Feed with a soluble fertiliser every two weeks for stronger plants.

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