Solanum melongena

The Long Purple is a popular heirloom that consistently delivers a big yield of beautiful, deep purple fruit. These slender eggplants grow to an impressive 18 cm to 22 cm in length and are packed with a mild, tasty white flesh that is praised for being delicious and never bitter. This is an easy-to-grow variety that performs reliably, providing continuous harvests of gourmet quality fruit perfect for grilling, baking, or frying.

What you need to know to Plant & Grow:

Eggplants thrive in heat, so they must be started early indoors and transplanted only after the weather is reliably warm.

Sow Indoors: Start seeds indoors 8 to 10 weeks before the last expected frost date. Plant in sterile, high-quality seed-starting mix.

Germination: Seed typically germinates in 7 to 14 days.

Transplanting: Move seedlings outdoors to a location with Full Sun and rich, well-drained soil only when night temperatures consistently remain above 10 degrees Celsius.

Planting Depth: 6 mm

Seed Spacing: 60 cm

Thin to: 90 cm

Row Width: 90 cm

Approx. 75 seeds/pkt