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Black King Eggplant

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$3.65
Item: 3685-A
$5.00
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$17.75
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Item: 3685-E
Solanum melongena
Purple-black skin. (79 days) F-1 hybrid.

A fine hybrid eggplant from Takii in Japan, good for the main crop. A vigorous grower and high yielder suitable for both greenhouse and open-field cultivation. Shiny purple-black bulging 7" oval fruits outperformed Diamond in Adam Tomash and June Zellers’ trial. Their two King plants produced 11 ripe fruit averaging 0.9 lb. Tolerates excess heat. 

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Quick Details
Hybrid Status
F-1 hybrid
Days to Maturity
79 days
Skin Color
purple-black
Lifecycle
perennial grown as an annual
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Additional Information

Eggplant

  • 200-300 seeds/g.
  • Days to maturity are from transplant date.

Culture: Growing eggplant can be a challenge in the north. Start indoors in early spring. Minimum germination temperature is 60°, optimal range 75–90°. Transplant after all danger of frost. They resent wind, will not set fruit in cold or very hot temperatures or in drought. We recommend irrigation and using row covers and IRT mulch. Our selections are the most reliable producers we’ve found, yet some seasons even our skilled trialers get only sparse production of ripe fruits.

Colorado Potato Beetle (CPB)
Cultural controls: Rotation, control solanaceous weeds such as horse nettle, rapid flaming, suction devices, hand-picking if beetle pressure is low, mulch before adults arrive.
Material controls: Surround, Spinosad
More info on Colorado Potato Beetle.

Germination Testing

For the latest results of our germination tests, please see the germination page.

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