EGGPLANT – THAI PURPLE BALL

EGGPLANT – THAI PURPLE BALL

Solanum melongena

A lovely little eggplant, the plants are very productive, setting fruits 40-50 days after transplanting, very easy to grow & up to 5cm in diametre. Round fruit is deep shiny purple. Very popular in cuisines of India, Thailand, and Vietnam. Cooked, they are delicious in curries & stews. Distinctly different than Italian eggplant-types & other tender sweet Asian types.

Plant eggplant seed 2.5cm apart in pots or seed trays and cover with fine soil, well pressed down When the plants are 5 to 7.5cm tall, transplant in rows 60 – 90cm apart, spacing plants 60cm apart in the row. Cut the ripe eggplant instead of pulling from plant to avoid plant injury. Keep moist and not wet. Fertilise every 2-4 weeks.