Indigo Blade Elongated Eggplant

seeds

10 seeds: $3.25; Item: 3674-A
50 seeds: $11.00; Item: 3674-B
250 seeds: $18.00; Item: 3674-C
1,000 seeds: $55.00; Item: 3674-D
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Solanum melongena
Bright purple skin. (60 days) F-1 hybrid.

A sharp-looking eggplant, bright purple and glossy with mild tender flesh. This high-yielding hybrid version of Asian-type Pingtung Long produces 14"-long, 1½"-thick fruits that are thrilling to find in the field and satisfying to chop in the kitchen. Plants grew fine without support in our trials, but for the most shapely fruits you may want to trellis.

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Quick Details

Hybrid Status: F-1 hybrid
Days to Maturity: 60 days
Skin Color: bright purple
Lifecycle: perennial grown as an annual

Compare

Compare with other Elongated Eggplants
Variety	Product Type	Hybrid Status	Days to Maturity	Skin Color	Lifecycle
Swallow Improved	seeds	F-1 hybrid	51 days	purple-black	perennial grown as an annual
Indigo Blade	seeds	F-1 hybrid	60 days	bright purple	perennial grown as an annual
Corsica	seeds	F-1 hybrid	60 days	dark purple	perennial grown as an annual
Diamond Organic	seeds	open pollinated	78 days	dark purple	perennial grown as an annual

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
For more info on CPB, click here.

Germination Testing

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

Our Seeds are Non-GMO

All of our seeds are non-GMO, and free of neonicotinoids and fungicides. Fedco is one of the original companies to sign the Safe Seed Pledge.

Shipping

From early May through mid-December, items shipping from our garden seeds warehouse ship twice a week, usually Tuesday and Thursday. For quickest turnaround time order online by noon Monday or Wednesday.