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Warm soil, full sun, wind protection.
GROW SOMETHING WONDERFUL
Eggplant Seeds In A Cup® Grow Kit
Solanum melongena
From the first seed to the next new leaf. Explore your plant’s growing conditions, seasonal rhythm, and everyday care.
THE PLANT NOTEBOOK
Eggplant care, from seed onward.
- Botanical name
- Solanum melongena
- Common names
- Aubergine
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Genus
- Solanum
- Species
- S. melongena
Growing with your kit
Heavy feeder; Seeds In A Cup® recommends liquid feeding.
Propagation
By seed.
Seasonal growth & harvest
100-120 days of high heat needed.
Growing conditions
Tropical and subtropical rich soil.
Weather & tolerances
Highly heat tolerant; frost sensitive.
Pests & plant health
Flea beetles. Use row covers.
Plant safety
Safe for consumption.
Botanical features
Bushy perennial grown as annual; purple/white flowers.
Varieties
‘Black Beauty’, ‘Ichiban’.
Garden & everyday uses
Mediterranean and Asian culinary staple
Native range & distribution
South and East Asia origins.
Conservation
Genetic diversity priority.
Name origins
Named for early white-skinned cultivars resembling eggs.
History
Once feared as ‘Mad Apple’ in Europe.
TURN KNOWING INTO GROWING
Your next beginning, in a cup.
Seeds In A Cup® grow kits matched to eggplant.
Seed Germination Kit
Eggplant Seed Starter Grow Kit
USD 10.99
100 in stock
Solanum melongena
7-14 daysView kit →
THE GROWING CONVERSATION
Questions grow here.
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