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Varieties of Eggplants

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Common Varieties of Eggplant

 

 There are basically 3 different types of Eggplants with a multitude of eggplant varieties

  • Common  Eggplant

  • Dwarf Eggplant

  • Snake Eggplant

 From these three basic types come dozens of Hybrid Garden varieties and a healthy harvest of heirloom eggplant varieties , Which come in numerous shapes, sizes and colors.
 

 

Varieties of Eggplants

 The following are my personal favorites, you of course may prefer to scan any of the many online nurseries and seed catalogs.

 

Black Beauty Eggplant    Popular variety yields 5-7" fruits per plant. 1-3 pound purplish-black, glossy fruits have great flavor and hold up well after being picked. Rounded oval fruits are smooth to slightly pleated. Best started indoors 4-6 weeks before the last frost date and transplanted into rows 18-30 in. apart in the garden when the soil is warm. Needs warm conditions day and night to germinate

Snowy White Eggplant Native to India with small, white, smooth-skinned is one of many domesticated eggplants. Has an Italian-style shape and creamy texture. Planting Depth: 1/4" Soil Temp. for Germ.: 75-90°F

Italian Long Eggplant    A/K/A 'Melanzana Viserba Lunga' Cylindrical, glossy purple skinned fruits with bitter free flesh.

Toga Striped Eggplant Striped fruits are 1" wide by 3" long. The fruits turn from two-toned green to two toned orange. Holds very well in fresh or dried arrangements or good to eat. Strong flavored fruits, but not bitter.

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