Growing Eggplant
Botanical name: Solanum melongena var. esculentumGrowing Eggplant Organic Gardening Fact Sheet Seed | | | 
| | Planting time: | SU | | Seeds per ounce: | 6500 | | Ounces per square foot: | 0.001 | | Minimum legal germination rate: | 60% | | Germination type: | Extra-long Germinating seeds | | Notes
When you grow Eggplant, it's important to remember that it is a very tender plant. It requires a long warm growing season. Eggplant should not be planted until the danger of frost as passed. The eggplant is most likely a native of India and has been cultivated for a long time. It is a member of the nightshade family, making it a close relative of the tomato, pepper, and potato. The Eggplant is used in pleasing dishes that make this vegetable highly desired. | | Planting | | | | In garden spacing (inches): | 18 | | | | In flat spacing (inches): | 1 | | | Planting depth (inches): | Cover with seeds | | Maxiumum number of plants per square foot: | .5 | | Nutrient relationship:: | Heavy Feeder | | | | Harvest | | | Days to maturity: | 70-77 | | Harvesting period (days): | 91 | | Minimum yields in pounds /square foot: | .5 | | | | | | | | Cultural | | Diseases: | Bacterial wilt, Phomopsis blight, Verticillium wilt. | | Insect pests:(Insect Pest Finder) | Eggplant Lace Bug, Colorado Potato Beetle, Flea Beetle, Spider Mites | | | | Varieties | | Antigua, Apple Green, Black Beauty, Fengyuan Purple, Florida High Bush, Listada de Gandia, Little Fingers, Long Purple, Pingtung Long, Prosperosa, Rosa Bianca, Rosita, Round Mauve |
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