Apple Green Eggplant (70 Days)

A good choice for northern areas with cooler, short summers. Apple-green skin and mild flavored fruits are oval in shape, have a soft texture & cream colored flesh with edible skin. Harvest at 2-4” An American eggplant variety developed 1964 at the University of NH by legendary plant breeder Elwyn Meader. 

30 seeds

PLANTING:

Germ 5-14 days

Indoors- Start 8-10 weeks before last frost, 1/4” deep with soil temperatures 75-80 degrees. Liquid fertilize seedlings every 7-10 days. Transplant 18” apart when danger of frost has passed.

Harvest- When fruit is shiny and smooth, before losing its luster.

Tips- Plant in fertile soil, water with compost tea every two weeks and use row cover to give the plants extra warmth, especially in the north. Mulch and keep well watered.