Description
Black Beauty Eggplant is a favorite ingredient used in Mediterranean-style cooking. We consider this eggplant to be one of the best heirloom eggplant varieties available!
It's also low in calories, with only 20 per cup. Rich in flavor and nutrition, Black Beauty Eggplant is an excellent source of vitamins and minerals like magnesium and potassium, each of which is essential to a healthy diet.
- Characteristics: Attracts bees
- Color: Purple
- Fill Weight (grams): 400 mg
- Approximate Seed Count: 60 - 75
- Flavor: Tender, rich, and full eggplant flavor.
- Preparation Ideas: Popular in Mediterranean dishes.
- Plant Type: Vegetable
- Plant Lifecycle: Annual
- Landscape Use: Edible Garden
- Growth Type: Bush
- Resistance: Deer
- Tolerance: Heat
- Growing Season(s): Spring|Summer|Fall
- Harvest/Bloom Season(s): Summer|Fall
- Package Dimensions: 3.25 x 4.5"
Sowing Info
Start seeds indoors in a warm, sunny location 8-10 weeks before planting outdoors. Wait 3 weeks after the last frost to transplant outside. Or, in warmer climates, sow directly in the garden. Eggplant requires full sun and rich, fertile, well-drained soil.
- Planting Depth: 0.25 - 0.5"
- Seed Spacing: Sow Heirloom Black Beauty Eggplant seeds roughly 3' apart in rows, keeping rows approximately 18" apart.
- Nutrient Care Instructions: Apply SUPERthrive once per week. Soak in solution of 1/4 tsp per gal for 15 min. or longer depending on size and type.
Description
Black Beauty Eggplant is a favorite ingredient used in Mediterranean-style cooking. We consider this eggplant to be one of the best heirloom eggplant varieties available!
It's also low in calories, with only 20 per cup. Rich in flavor and nutrition, Black Beauty Eggplant is an excellent source of vitamins and minerals like magnesium and potassium, each of which is essential to a healthy diet.
- Characteristics: Attracts bees
- Color: Purple
- Fill Weight (grams): 400 mg
- Approximate Seed Count: 60 - 75
- Flavor: Tender, rich, and full eggplant flavor.
- Preparation Ideas: Popular in Mediterranean dishes.
- Plant Type: Vegetable
- Plant Lifecycle: Annual
- Landscape Use: Edible Garden
- Growth Type: Bush
- Resistance: Deer
- Tolerance: Heat
- Growing Season(s): Spring|Summer|Fall
- Harvest/Bloom Season(s): Summer|Fall
- Package Dimensions: 3.25 x 4.5"
Sowing Info
Start seeds indoors in a warm, sunny location 8-10 weeks before planting outdoors. Wait 3 weeks after the last frost to transplant outside. Or, in warmer climates, sow directly in the garden. Eggplant requires full sun and rich, fertile, well-drained soil.
- Planting Depth: 0.25 - 0.5"
- Seed Spacing: Sow Heirloom Black Beauty Eggplant seeds roughly 3' apart in rows, keeping rows approximately 18" apart.
- Nutrient Care Instructions: Apply SUPERthrive once per week. Soak in solution of 1/4 tsp per gal for 15 min. or longer depending on size and type.