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EGGPLANT Louisiana Long Green

Solanum melongena

NZ Prohibited

Stock: Out Of Stock

SKU Code: V 36800

Family: Solanaceae

Characteristics: Annual or perennial shrub

Seed per packet: 30

Tall plant producing good yields of slender 22 cm (8 ½”) long glossy light green eggplants with white flesh that has a nutty flavour and no bitter taste.

Adaptable to most good garden soils that is well composted and free draining. Requires full sun and a long growing season. Perennial in the tropics but generally grown as an annual in temperate zones.

Tropical: Year Round 
Temperate: Sring to Early Summer
Cold: Spring

Sow: 6mm deep.
Sow direct or grow in trays of a good seed raising mix and transplant when 6-7cm tall.
Germination: 10-14 days.
Plant space: 60-75cm
Row space: 60-75cm
Maturity: 6-10 weeks

Feed with a soluble fertiliser every two weeks for stronger plants.

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