Eggplant
Solanum melongena
How to sow eggplant: Sow seeds indoors and transplant out, or plant nursery seedlings
Sun requirement for eggplant: Plant in Full Sun
Eggplant has been planted 49 times by Growstuff members.
Eggplants commonly are egg-shaped with glossy black skin, but can come in a variety of other shapes and colors. They can be white, yellow, and pale to deep purple. Some are as small as goose eggs. The 'Rosa Bianca' cultivar is squat and round, while Asian cultivars can be long and thin. Eggplant stems are often spiny and their flowers range from white to purple.
Their flesh is generally white with a meaty texture and small seeds in the center. They are delicious grilled, roasted, in soups and stews, and breaded and fried.

Predictions
Annual
living and reproducing in a single year or lessMedian lifespan
17 weeksFirst harvest expected
12 weeks after plantingLast harvest expected
17 weeks after plantingHeight
50cmSpread
30cmRow Spacing
60cmCompanions
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long purple eggplant
Solanum melongena
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New website features (release 55)
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If you notice any bugs or think of new features please let us know on [our github](https://github.com/issues) or comment here. We've got new crop cards on [browsing crops](https://growstuff.org/crops) or a [planting](https://www.growstuff.org/plantings/shiny-indoors-tomato-75b2e492-9f71-42f6-...
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New look, new features
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If you notice any bugs or think of new features please let us know on [our github](https://github.com/issues) or comment here. We've got new crop cards on [browsing crops](https://growstuff.org/crops) or a [planting](https://www.growstuff.org/plantings/shiny-indoors-tomato-75b2e492-9f71-42f6-...
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Getting ready for spring!
by maco,
I've got seeds either on-hand or ordered for just about everything I'm starting from seed this year. I've been working out what I want to plant, and this is the plan I've come up with for the 72 square feet of my backyard raised beds: : want large planting containers, will swap for seedlings/seeds/preserves/baked goods/ginger beer
by Skud,
I'm in Thornbury, in the inner northern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. Our landlords won't let us replace the lawn with a veg garden, so we can only plant in containers. I'm on my usual spring quest for largish containers, 30cm diameter and above. We especially love the old-style rectangul...
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