250 Black Beauty Eggplant Seeds Heirloom
Heirloom Black Beauty Eggplant Seeds. Solanum melongena var. esculentum, 80 days. Fruits are a deep-purple, egg-shaped globe about 6 by 5 inches. Flesh is smooth, creamy and pale yellow.
***EGGPLANT GROWING GUIDE BELOW***
Eggplants are short-lived perennial vegetables, but are usually cultivated as annuals. Also known as aubergines, eggplants differ mainly in size, shape and color of the fruits. Eggplants are tropical and subtropical, requiring relatively high temperatures. Related crop include tomatoes, potatoes and peppers.
PLANTING
Start plants indoors 2 months before the soil warms up or buy nursery transplants just before planting.
Place 3 to 4 inch tall seedlings 24 to 30 inches apart in well-prepared beds.
Pinch out the terminal growing points for a bushier plant.
PLANT CARE
Stake plants over 24 inches tall.
Water well and apply a balanced fertilizer every two weeks during the growing season.
For bigger fruits, restrict to five or six per plant.
PESTS/DISEASES
Aphids
Spider Mites
Tomato Hornworms
Downy and Powdery Mildew
Eggplant fruit may not ripen properly due to cold temperatures, pest damage, or infertile soils.
HARVEST/STORAGE
Harvest 16 to 24 weeks after sowing when the skin of the fruit is shiny and unwrinkled.
Cut the fruit close to the stem, but leaving about an inch of it attached.
Eggplants can be stored for up to two weeks in humid conditions no lower than 50 degrees F.
All multiple orders of the same seed are put in the same bag. For example if you order 500 beefsteak tomato seeds x 3 then 1500 seeds will be put in the same bag. We do not send out 3 individual bags with 500 in each. This goes for all seeds unless they are listings of different seeds.
NOTE: ALL GROWING INFO AND INSTRUCTIONS ARE ON ITEM PAGE.
If you can’t find germinating and instructions online you can find them on the item page. Our goal is to save money everywhere we can so we can pass those savings on to you.
***EGGPLANT GROWING GUIDE BELOW***
Eggplants are short-lived perennial vegetables, but are usually cultivated as annuals. Also known as aubergines, eggplants differ mainly in size, shape and color of the fruits. Eggplants are tropical and subtropical, requiring relatively high temperatures. Related crop include tomatoes, potatoes and peppers.
PLANTING
Start plants indoors 2 months before the soil warms up or buy nursery transplants just before planting.
Place 3 to 4 inch tall seedlings 24 to 30 inches apart in well-prepared beds.
Pinch out the terminal growing points for a bushier plant.
PLANT CARE
Stake plants over 24 inches tall.
Water well and apply a balanced fertilizer every two weeks during the growing season.
For bigger fruits, restrict to five or six per plant.
PESTS/DISEASES
Aphids
Spider Mites
Tomato Hornworms
Downy and Powdery Mildew
Eggplant fruit may not ripen properly due to cold temperatures, pest damage, or infertile soils.
HARVEST/STORAGE
Harvest 16 to 24 weeks after sowing when the skin of the fruit is shiny and unwrinkled.
Cut the fruit close to the stem, but leaving about an inch of it attached.
Eggplants can be stored for up to two weeks in humid conditions no lower than 50 degrees F.
All multiple orders of the same seed are put in the same bag. For example if you order 500 beefsteak tomato seeds x 3 then 1500 seeds will be put in the same bag. We do not send out 3 individual bags with 500 in each. This goes for all seeds unless they are listings of different seeds.
NOTE: ALL GROWING INFO AND INSTRUCTIONS ARE ON ITEM PAGE.
If you can’t find germinating and instructions online you can find them on the item page. Our goal is to save money everywhere we can so we can pass those savings on to you.
