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Eggplant-Black Beauty Italian
Eggplant-Black Beauty Italian
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Egg Plant-Black Beauty Italian
Solanum melongena
It is a gorgeous purple-black fruit that can be easily grown at home for freshest flavor. This plant belongs to Australia, New Zealand, U.K, South Asia, Malaysia and South Africa, but grows great throughout the US. Along with tomatoes, potatoes, and peppers, eggplant belongs to the Solanaceae family of plants. They are a great source of minerals and vitamins such as folic acids, fibers, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, copper, niacin, thiamine, vitamin C, B-6, K and more. Here in Central Florida, these Eggplants do best when the weather is comfortable outside.They are a bit of a Goldielocks plant.
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Days to germination |
7-14 days |
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Days to maturity |
80 days |
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Life cycle |
Perennial but commonly grown as annual |
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Plant time |
Winter and Late Summer |
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Spacing |
24-36 inches |
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Sun |
Full sun |
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Soil temperature |
70-80 |
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Optimum soil P.H |
6.2-6.8 |
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Height |
3-4 feet tall |
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Harvest |
Late Spring/early summer and Early to late Fall |
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