Eggplant Long Purple (Solanum melongena) seeds

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Eggplant 'Long Purple' (Solanum melongena) seeds

Long Purple' is an egg-plant variety from Greece that bears lean, long, purple fruits.
Contents: Approx. 30 seeds
Open-pollinated variety, seed tested regularly

2,25 €

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SKU: SOL02

GTIN: 4250601203867

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Here's an eggplant with long, dark violet fruits. The aubergine 'Long Violet' is a Greek variety that produces many slender, long and purple crops.

It is a highly productive and aromatic variety that grows well in the greenhouse or in warm locations outdoors.

Plant description

Species:	Solanaceae
Climate:	Subtropical
Lifecycle:	Perennial
Flowering months:	June July August September
Eventual height:	30-150 cm
Winter hardiness zones:	12 (10 bis 15 °C)

Growing advice

Sowing depth:	0.5 cm
Planting distance:	50 cm
Bad companion plants:	Potatoes Sweet Pepper Tomatoes Chili
Good companion plants:	Lettuce Beans Radish
Row spacing:	100 cm
When to sow outdoors:
Sunlight:	Full sun
Germination time:	5-10 days
Water requirement:	Medium
Germination temperature:	22-28°C

Indoor preculture beginning in March. In May, harden off the plants and plant them out, preferably in a greenhouse. The side shoots of Aubergine plants should be pinched out a bit - leave only 3-4 shoots per plant to harvest nice big fruit.

Other names

Botanical name:	Solanum melongena
German names:	Aubergine, Eierfrucht, Melanzani
French names:	Aubergine, Albergine, Ambergine, Beringène, Bréhéme, Bringèle, Marignan, Mayenne, Melanzane, Melongène, Mérangène, Méringeane, Verinjeane, Viadase, Bringelle
English names:	Aubergine, Eggplant, Melongene, Garden Egg, Guinea Squash, Brinjal
Spanish names:	Berenjena
Italian names:	Melanzana