The Diamond Eggplant is definitely a good one! Each plant produces several pounds of slender fruit. Their flesh is firm and not bitter. This variety comes from Ukraine and is a super short season variety. The most reliable for Canadian gardens. This is a great all-around heirloom eggplant variety, adaptable to any home organic garden. Diamond Eggplants Mature in about 70 days and are an open-pollinated eggplant variety.
Diamond Eggplant Seeds-20 Seeds
$3.25
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Available on backorder
Description
Quick Facts
Organic
Open-pollinated
70-90 days to harvest
Developed in Ukraine
Grows 45-55 cm
Cylindrical 15-18 cm fruit
Best eggplant for Moussaka
Used for eggplant spread (Baklazhannaia Ikra)
Start eggplant indoors 6-9 weeks before the average last frost. Soak seeds first to encourage germination and then sow 5 mm deep. Using bottom heat for a week to 10 days will help with sprouting. Transplant when the soil has warmed in a location that gets 8-10 hours of direct sun. If growing eggplant in raised beds or containers, keep the plants well-watered.
Space 45-70 cm apart in the garden.
All eggplant varieties are short season (60-70 days to maturity from transplant), open-pollinated, and organically grown.
Eggplant should be started 6-9 weeks before the last frost.
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