50 days. AAS Winner for 2005. New miniature eggplants are white with violet/purple stripes. The fruit are non-bitter, with a tender skin and few seeds. The elongated, oval eggplants can be picked when quite small at 1-2oz or left on the plant until double that weight and the flavor and tenderness remain. The petite plant reaches only 2 ½ ft tall and wide and adapts well to container gardening. Mountain Valley Seeds carried these Eggplant seeds in a variety of sizes including both retail and wholesale prices. Order online or stop by today!

Latin Name: Solanum melongena
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Days to Maturity: 50-60 days
Hardiness Zone: 5-12
Planting Depth: 1"
Plant Spacing: 18"
Row Spacing: 4'
Growth Habit: Upright
Soil Preference: Moist, 50-55 degrees
Temp Preference: Warmer
Light Preference: Full Sun
Diseases/pests: Susceptible to corn wireworms, cutworms, and fungal diseases
Color:Purple
Flavor:Mildly bitter