Makdous Eggplant

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Solanum melongena
(85 days) Open pollinated.

Squat teardrop-shaped shiny deep purple fruits are perfect for making a dish of the same name: eggplant stuffed with walnuts, garlic and peppers, then cured in olive oil. The eggplants should be picked small for this dish—they get stuffed whole into jars—but fruits can grow to 6–7". 

A member of the Iraqi Seed Collective brought this variety back from a visit to Iraq. A farmer friend in WA grew it out last season as a market crop—he loved these productive tasty eggplants, which customers found made good baba ghanoush. 

Our seed crop was grown in Massachusetts, where the plants performed equally as well as in WA. This eggplant is gorgeous, and it fills a culinary niche that makes its preservation all the more important. We are so pleased to partner with Iraqi Seed Collective and offer this variety in our catalog.

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Quick Details
Hybrid Status
open pollinated
Days to Maturity
85 days
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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
For more info on CPB, click here.

Germination Testing

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

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