Eggplant Seeds - Fairy Tale

BOTANICAL NAME

Solanum melongena

LIFE CYCLE

• Annual

LIGHT REQUIREMENT

• Full Sun

DAYS TO MATURITY

• 50 to 60 days

GROWTH HABIT

• Compact Bush

PLANT TYPE

• Mini

Fairy Tale eggplant proves that some fairy tales really do come true, especially in the garden. This award-winning miniature, striped variety enchants with its tender, non-bitter flesh and elegant lavender-and-white fruit, ideal for gourmet cooking. Its compact habit and prolific yields make it a magical choice for small spaces, and containers set by the outdoor grill or kitchen door.

• Fruit is sweet, non-bitter, with a tender skin and few seeds
• Early-maturing, highly productive variety of elongated tear-drop shaped fruit
• Produces clusters of fruit that are ready to harvest at baby size for peak flavor

PLANTING SEASON

• Cool Season

SOWING METHOD

• Start Indoors

PLANTING DEPTH

• 1/4 inch

WATER NEEDS

• Average

PLANT SPACING

• 12 to 18 inches

HARDINESS ZONES

• N/A - Annual