Black Beauty Eggplant
Solanum melongena
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Edibles: Fruiting Vegetable
Min. Temp
Very Tender: 38°
Long prized for its unique taste and texture, eggplant is also loaded with vitamins, minerals and important phytonutrients, many which have antioxidant activity. Eggplant prefers a long warm season for best yields. This variety produces deep purplish-black oval fruit that is about 5 inches in diameter and 6 inches long. Plants are bushy and spreading. Fruit is high quality with an outstanding flavor. Disease tolerant.
Appearance
Summer Foliage
Green
Fall Foliage
Green
Flower Color
Purple
Blooming Time
Early Summer - to hard frost, if proper care is given
Habit
Upright
Height
18–24 in
Spread
18–24 in
Form
Beefsteak
Characteristics
Type
Heirloom
Safety
Edible Parts
Growth Rate
Moderate
Traits
High Yields
Tolerance/Resistance
Heat Tolerant
Attracts
Attracts Honeybees & Pollinators
Uses/Placement
Culinary
Optimal Growing Conditions
Sun Exposure
Full Sun: 8-12 hrs
Soil Texture
Loamy
Soil Drainage
Well-drained
Soil Moisture
Average
Soil PH
Slightly Acidic: 6.0-6.5
PH Tolerance
Prefers slightly acidic soil
PH Correction
High pH can reduce nutrient uptake
Soil Amendment(s)
Compost
Fertilizer
Heavy Feeder
Fertilizer Formula
Rooting & Blooming
Fertilizer Timing
Pre-Fruiting
Micronutrients
Calcium (Ca)
Care
Care Level
Moderate
Behavior and Propagation
Spreading
Non-Spreading
Propagation Method
Self-Pollinating
Propagation Licensing
Open propagation permitted
Division Timing
Do Not Divide
Fruit and Pollination
Days to Harvest
70 Days
Fruit Size
Medium
Fruit Characteristics
Rich Flavor
Ploidy
Diploid