EGGPLANT-GOLDEN EGG
EGGPLANT-GOLDEN EGG
A$3.20
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Solanum melongena
EGGPLANT-GOLDEN EGG is a lovely little eggplant whose fruits are a pale yellow to a deep gold color. This eggplant is so pretty during its entire fruiting cycle & is interesting, it bears beautiful pearl colored fruit that progressively turns gold as they mature. It is faster to bear fruit &much more productive than larger eggplant. Adaptable to most good garden soils that are well composted & free draining. Requires full sun & a long growing season. 60 days to harvest.
Plant eggplant seed 2.5cm apart in pots or seed trays and cover with 12mm of 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. Fertilize every 2-4 weeks.
| Germination Time (Days) | 7 – 14 |
| Maturity Time (Days) | 90 – 120 |
| Sowing Depth (mm) | 12 |
| Plant Spacing (cm) | 60 |
| Row Spacing (cm) | 60 – 90 |
| pH | 5.5 – 6 |
| Soil Temperature (°C) | – |
| Hardy / Frost Tender | Frost Tender |
| Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings | Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings |
| Seed Preparation | – |
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More About Us
ABSeeds is an Australian owned business trading under the umbrella of Direct Compost Solutions which is owned and managed by Victoria Brun.
We as a company endeavor to provide to the public, Organic, Old Fashioned, Heritage, and Open-pollinated seeds that have not been genetically modified.
We purchased the business in November 2018 and renamed it to ABSeeds (All ‘Bout Seeds) to make the title shorter and represent what we hope to achieve with this business in the years ahead.
Seeds that we can’t grow ourselves we will acquire from people who grow for us, or we may purchase seeds from reputable heritage seed companies.
