Quick facts
- Excellent, complex flavor
- Extremely productive
- Uncommon
Solanum aethiopicum
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80 days. Turkish Orange eggplant is a heavy producing, heirloom, loaded with tennis ball sized fruits. Fruits are edible from the green/cream stage, through to the deep orange stage, so you can get a long season of great eating off these! Plants are about 2 feet tall, and can grow well in container gardens. The fruit is sweeter than Asian eggplants, and great for stuffing. Uncommon but growing in popularity in the United States. |
How to grow it:
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Germ Temp |
Indoor Start |
Germ Days |
Frost Tolerant |
Sun |
Seed Depth |
Plant/Row Spacing |
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65-95 |
4-6 w. |
6-14 d. |
No |
Full |
1/8” |
18”/24” |
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Start seeds indoors 4-6 weeks before average last frost date. Thin to the strongest plant per pot. Transplant 18-24" apart in full sun, plants transplant better when small, 10-12". Seed specs: Packet size- 30 seeds min. |