Eggplant Seeds
Solanum melongena
Eggplant is yet another versatile, low calorie vegetable that is loaded with fiber and a broad range of vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients. One of such nutrients is nasunin that is a potent antioxidant that protects the fats in brain cell membranes, also has been seen to have cardiovascular benefits as well. You can leave the skin on dark-skinned types when baking or saut�ing as to retain extra nutrients. For the larger and white skinned types are generally tougher and are best peeled.
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Hansel F1 Eggplant Seeds
This is the replacement for the discontinued Little Fingers.
Hansel's slim, non-bitter fruit are tender, smooth and miniature
in size.
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Gretel F1 Eggplant Seeds
This is a 2009 All American Winner that produces an abundance of
glossy pure white fruit set in clusters. It's slender fruit has
few seeds.
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Vegetable Garden - Tips on Growing Eggplant From Seed
If you garden in warm climates, you no doubt know what makes this plant happy, as the most pressing requirement is warmth, and the weather must remain warm throughout the plant's growing cycle. If you live in a climate with hot summers, the plant is more forgiving than in regions with short, cool growing seasons. In cooler regions, you'll have to resort to some tricks in order to have success.
Sowing
- Seed Depth: �" (6mm)
- Germination soil temperature: 85� F (29�C)
- Days to Germination: 7
- Sow indoors: 4-6 weeks before last frost.
- Sow outdoors: Not recommended
Growing
- pH range: 5.5-7.0
- Growing soil temperature: 80-90� F (27-32�C)
- Spacing in beds : 18" staggered pattern
- Watering: Heavy.
- Light: Full sun
- Nutrient requirements: N= moderate, P=high, K=high
Rotation considerations: Follow beans or peas.
- Good Companions: Bush beans, pea, pepper, potato
- Bad Companions: Fennel
Start eggplant indoors eight weeks before your transplanting date. You will want to transplant when you can count on these conditions: soil temperatures at least 70� (21�C) and daytime air temperatures consistently above 70�F(21�C), and night air temperatures not below 60�F (16�C).
Eggplants are very sensitive to transplant shock, so instead of sowing seed in flats, start the plants in 4-inch pots right away, 2-3 seeds per pot. Germinate with bottom heat and try to maintain soil temperature of at least 85�F (27�C) until the seedlings emerge and then 70�F (21�C) there after.
Thin to one plant per pot, but cutting the extras with scissors. Brush the plants gently with your hands twice a day to promote stocky growth and hefty stems. Harden the seedlings for a week before transplanting by decreasing the air temperature to 60�F (16�C) and cutting back on the water. Once outdoors cut slits into the plastic mulch and transplant carefully to avoid root damage.
USDA Hardiness Zone -First Frost Date- Last Frost Date
- Zone 1 -July 15th -June 15th
- Zone 2 -August 15th- May 15th
- Zone 3 -September 15th May 15th
- Zone 4 -September 15th May 15th
- Zone 5 -October 15th April 15th
- Zone 6 -October 15th April 15th
- Zone 7 -October 15th April 15th
- Zone 8 -November 15th March 15th
- Zone 9 -December 15th February 15th
- Zone 10 -December 15th January 31st (sometimes earlier)
- Zone 11 -No frost. No frost.
Squash, cucumbers, melons, eggplant, okra, tomatoes and other vegetables in your garden depend on bees to set fruit, so plant yourself some insurance with flowers that will attract them. Bee balm is one of their favorites.
As soon as the weather is dependably warm and sunny, you should see the bees visiting your plants. Bee balm is perennial in Zones 4 through 9, so put it in a corner of the garden were it can grow undisturbed. It will multiply, too. If you �deadhead,� or cut off the old blooms when they fade, bee balm will bloom longer.
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