Lavender Frog Egg (Eggplant)
Please note: this listing is for SEEDS, not fresh eggplants! Preferred for their small size, tenderness, and productivity, these gorgeous fruits are grown by the Karen refugee farming community of South Philadelphia to eat fresh and dip raw into Chin Baung (cooked roselle leaves with chiles and little fishes) and other sauces. Days to maturity: 75 Seeds per pack: 60-70 Germination rate: 89% on 01/22/2025 Planting / harvesting notes Sow seeds indoors 8-12 weeks before the last frost and transplant into the garden well after the danger of frost. 1/4" deep. Keep seedlings moist but do not overwater. Transplants should be initially watered in well, and plants will be most productive with regular irrigation and full sun. Harvest when fruits are small and tender, with fewer seeds. This variety is very seedy! Seed keeping notes Eggplants are generally self-pollinating, though we isolate different varieties of the same species by at least 300 feet, in hopes that flying insects will not cross p