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Know Before You Grow: Eggplants Eggplant is a versatile vegetable that's an essential ingredient in dishes from around the world! It's naturally low in calories, fat, and sodium, yet high in fiber and loads of other vitamins and nutrients, and it comes in a number of varieties that are just as beautiful as they are tasty! Our wide selection is sure to provide something for everyone. If you're not already a fan of the excellent, edible Eggplant, you soon will be! When choosing which Eggplant to grow, you have a lovely variety of colors, shapes, and sizes to pick from! The basic types are globe-shaped, elongated and cylindrical, and egg-shaped, with the possible colors for the fruit including white, purple, rose, green, black, yellow, orange, or red, and solid or striped. The most common type found in North America is the Western or oval eggplant. Its large deep purple fruit is used for stuffing, baking, sautéing, and grilling. How to Start Eggplant Seeds Park’s Bio Dome seed starter is a great way to sow your Eggplant seeds, as each Bio Sponge has a pre-drilled hole into which you can just drop one seed—there's no need to thin seedlings or waste seeds! If you're using a potting mix, plant at a depth of 4 times the size of the seed (below a ¼ inch of soil). You can use our convenient Jiffy Pots and Strips—Jiffy Pots are constructed of lightweight peat moss, so as the roots develop, they will grow right through the Jiffy Pot walls and into the garden soil. Fluorescent light for around 14 to 16 hours a day is also ideal for the fastest growth. You will want to keep the seedlings just a few inches below the light so they don't “stretch ”and get “leggy". If you don't have strong artificial light, a sunny window will work, too—just keep the clear dome on your Bio Dome to protect your seedlings from those chilly drafts. Transplanting Eggplanting About 2 weeks before your transplant date work the garden soil thoroughly. Eggplants like a rich, fertile soil with plenty of organic matter so add compost or manure before planting. Three to five days before transplanting, you'll need to start “hardening off” your young plants by setting them outdoors in a lightly shaded area for an hour or two. The next day, give them a longer visit outside until they remain outdoors overnight, still in their pots. Naturally, if a cold spell hits, bring them indoors again to wait for the temperature to rise. Your plants are ready to be transplanted when they have at least two sets of true leaves. Plant them 1 ½ to 2 feet apart in rows that are 2 ½ to 3 feet apart. Site them in full sun in well-drained soil, where they will receive 6 to 8 hours of direct sunlight each day. Water well and mulch to conserve moisture. If you're growing the plants in straight rows, plastic mulch is far easier and effective than loose mulch (such as straw or pine bark). Special Considerations Eggplants dislike root disturbance, so transplant carefully. Eggplants are very sensitive to extreme cold, so after you've planted your seedlings, if there's a chance of a really cold or frosty night, securely cover them with a plastic bucket, plastic bag, or row cover. Unless you have no other choice, don't plant your Eggplants in the same place you planted Tomatoes, Eggplants, or Broccoli & Cauliflower the year before. These veggies all belong to the same plant family and therefore have similar nutritional needs and are susceptible to similar issues. Their presence can deplete the soil of important nutrients the following year. Some varieties of Eggplants have spines, so be careful when harvesting the fruit. Growing Tips for Eggplants Encourage the presence of ladybugs, lacewings, and other beneficial insects in your garden. These “good ”insects are available at many garden centers.Use cages or supports to keep fruit-laden plants from falling over.The mature size of each plant will determine how much space you need to provide. For standard-size varieties, allow 18 to 24 inches between plants. Smaller types can be placed closer together, perhaps 12 to 18 inches apart.If the nights become cool once your Eggplants have been planted in the garden, you can protect them with row covers or a tarp. Be careful, however, not to lay the tarp directly on the plants. You will need to use blocks, sticks, or whatever you have available to form a tent over your tender young Eggplants. You can remove it during the day and replace it at night, or leave it in place for several days and nights without damage to the plants. Growing Tips for Eggplants In order to remain productive, Eggplants need about 1 inch of water per week. A 1- to 2-inch layer of mulch will help retain moisture as well as offer weed control.Growing Eggplants in containers adds beauty to decks and patios as well as offers a solution if you have limited gardening space or if you simply want delicious veggies within easy reach. You can grow dwarf varieties in an 8-inch pot or a deep window box. Larger Eggplants will need a 12-inch pot or 5-gallon container to allow for root development. Only use containers with drainage for excess water, and choose a potting mix designed for container gardening. Water as needed, especially during the heat of summer and as fruit begins to form on the plants.Harvest fruits regularly to keep the plants producing. Don't pull them off, but rather cut them off cleanly—pulling the fruit off may damage the stems. If a stem does get broken, use a knife or cutter to remove it cleanly. Park Seed Gourmet Fingerling Blend Eggplant Seeds, Pack of 25 Seeds Park Seed Pumpkin on a Stick Eggplant Seeds Park Seed Algarve French Climbing Bean Seeds Park Seed Park's Whopper CR Improved Hybrid Tomato Seeds Park Seed Bio Dome Seed Starter Kit with 60 Cell Planting Block Park's Bio Dome Seed-Starting System Collections Ultimate Vegetable Garden Add to Cart Add to Cart Add to Cart Add to Cart Add to Cart Buying Options Customer Reviews 3.5 out of 5 stars 143 3.5 out of 5 stars 143 4.2 out of 5 stars 426 4.2 out of 5 stars 479 4.2 out of 5 stars 253 — Price $9.95$9.95 $9.95$9.95 $13.95$13.95 $7.95$7.95 $59.99$59.99 — no data Description Grow tender, delectable Asian eggplants in a Mardi Gras assortment of colors. "It's a tomato!" "Look at the cute little pumpkins!" "Is it some kind of new gourd?" the truth is this charmer is actually an eggplant! One bite of this gourmet French climbing bean and your mind will be made up: Algarve must become a permanent part of your veggie patch. The original Whopper was an American classic, and its successor is simply the home gardener's dream tomato. Seed Starter Dome - Start your favorite vegetables and flowers indoors with Park Seed's 60 jumbo cell Bio Dome for plants. Park's Bio Dome and Ultimate Vegitable Garden Collection is a great choice. Any gardener—beginner or seasoned pro—will love it. Details Fingerling Blend brings you 3 varieties from the famous "Fingers" series compact plants with yummy fruit that can be grown in containers or sunny garden. The plant is well-branched and upright, reaching 3 to 4 feet high and 2 to 3 feet wide. It boasts handsome, very large foliage and 2- to 5-inch fruits. Algarve is a vigorous, very robust vine, reaching 6 to 7 feet long over course of the season. It sets plentiful white blooms in spring. Park's Whopper is a great choice for beginning gardeners and seasoned pros alike. Fruit Size is 4 inch or more across on this Indeterminate Tomato Type. The bio sponge is simply the best way we've ever found to reliably germinate and grow on seeds. We plant 1 seed in each bio sponge and they nearly always sprout. This collection includes the original 60-cell Bio Dome and 8 seed packets, including tomatoes, eggplants, and more. Size Pack of 25 Seeds Pack of 25 Seeds Pack of 100 Seeds Pack of 30 Seeds Comes in 40, 60, 80, and 120 size cells Choose from the Ultimate Vegetable Garden, the Flower Seed Collection, or the Organic Seed Collection.
A Park Exclusive, the heaviest-bearing eggplant is also the most delicious.
Amadeo is renowned for its huge yields of succulent, nutty, bitterfree fruit on spineless plants. Easy to pick and irresistible on the tongue, this is the eggplant you need for the veggie patch.
Amadeo is a spineless plant reaching about 3 feet high, well-branched and vigorous. You will probably need to support it once it begins bearing the heavy 5-inch-wide, 8-inch-long dark purple to black eggplants—the bounty is simply too great for this compact plant to hold up alone.
The fruit is nutty and tender, with a rich flavor that is never bitter. The highest-quality eating eggplant we have ever grown, Amadeo is simply delicious.
These are uniform, oval fruits. Enjoy bumper crops every year with Amadeo. Days to Maturity 65
Ordering was easy and the seeds arrived at a timely manner. The packaging was great - you can tell that there was a lot of thought and care into it. I am still growing the seeds, however I am happy with the order thus far!
