Eggplant

Eggplant

Eggplants (aka aubergines), require more heat than tomatoes but similar growing conditions. Being slow growing, they require a long, hot growing season. 

Eggplant 'Apple Green'
Eggplant 'Apple Green'
Member $4.25
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Eggplant 'Ping Tung Long'
Eggplant 'Ping Tung Long'
Member $4.25
Member Only
Eggplant 'Casper'
Eggplant 'Casper'
Non Member $5.95
Member $4.25
Eggplant Heirloom Mix
Eggplant Heirloom Mix
Non Member $5.95
Member $4.25
Eggplant 'Listada de Gandia' (Organic)
Organic
Eggplant 'Listada de Gandia' (Organic)
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Eggplant 'Long Purple' (Organic)
Organic
Eggplant 'Long Purple' (Organic)
Non Member $6.95
Member $5.45
Eggplant 'Rosa Bianca' (Organic)
Organic
Eggplant 'Rosa Bianca' (Organic)
Non Member $6.95
Member $5.45
Eggplant 'Slim Jim'
Eggplant 'Slim Jim'
Member $4.25
Member Only
Eggplant 'Violetta Di Firenze'
Eggplant 'Violetta Di Firenze'
Non Member $5.95
Member $4.25
Eggplant 'Thai Long Green' (Organic)
Organic
Eggplant 'Thai Long Green' (Organic)
Non Member $6.95
Member $5.45

Originally from tropical Asia, they thrive in hot, humid weather. In frost-free areas eggplants can be treated as perennials, producing fruit for a few seasons. Their stiff branches will need staking. For maximum yield, pick the fruit as soon as it is ripe — when the skin is easily indented when light pressure is applied.