Details
- Solanum melongena
- Open-Pollinated Heirloom
- Type: ?
- Shape: slightly lobed globe eggplant
- Color: purple-black
- Maturity: 80-85 days
- Size: 4-5″ diameter
- Yield: ?
- Taste: “rich flavored”
- Disease Resistance or Environmental Tolerance:
- flea beetles don’t seem to like this eggplant as much as other varieties that I grow
- susceptible to root-knot nematode
Notes:
- store well
- heirloom was introduced around 1910
Sources:
- Seeds of Change
- Cross Country Nurseries
Results from My Garden:
| SEASON | SOURCE | DATES | PLANTS | SPACING | MATURITY | YIELD PER PLANT | AVG SIZE | DISEASE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | SoC seed | 3/7 > 5/21 > 6/6 | 1 | 24″ | 97 days | 8 | 7 lbs | 14 oz | |
| 2011 | SoC seed | 2/13 > 3/11 > 5/7 | 1 | 24″ | 173 days | 1 | 13 oz | 13 oz | |
| 2012 | SoC seed | 4/22 > 6/2 & 5/27 > 6/23 | 2 | shared 24″ | 123 days | 1 | 10 oz | 10 oz | stunted; planted second one (RK?) |
| 2013 | CCN start | 4/29 | 1 | 20″ | 103 days | 5 | 2.9 lbs | 9 oz | |
| 2014 | CCN start | 5/11 | 1 | 18″ | 77 days | 12 | 6.4 lbs | 9 oz | RK |
