Eggplant
Solanum melongena | Pkt. $3.00 | approx. 50 seeds
Black Opal
62 days. Good flavour and creamy flesh in this teardrop shaped, black eggplant from Italy. Pick when 12-15 cm. long for best quality and to prolong harvest. Use for Italian style pickled eggplant.Little Finger
62 days. This unique, small-fruited Oriental eggplant is early maturing and produces an abundance of long, 12-20 cm., slender, deep purple fruit. Robust, spineless, 35-50 cm. plants hold the fruit up off the ground. The purple beauties are easy to pick and are excellent sauteed, pickled, and fresh.Pingtung
65 days. Long, slender Asian-type eggplant has shiny lavender skin that is so tender it doesn't require peeling. The creamy flesh has good flavour and is mild, rarely bitter. Plants are heavy producers of 30 cm. long and 3-4 cm. diameter fruits. Named for its city of origin, Pingtung, in Taiwan.Rosa Bianca
73 days. We’ve had friends who dislike eggplant rave about the flavour of this Italian heirloom. Round, 10-12 cm. fruits are lavender with white steaks. Creamy flesh is free of any bitterness. Needs warm nights to produce well.Snowy
60 days. Long, uniform, ivory coloured fruit have a mild, non-bitter flavour. This eggplant produces early and is reliable in short season gardens. Shows well at market next to black and lavender eggplants.Back to Top