Antigua striped aubergine eggplant seeds

Description

One of the earliest heirloom aubergine varieties to grow.

This old fashioned variety dating from the last century produces lots of small slender elongated shaped fruit, beautiful, striped violet rose and ivory with non bitter creamy flesh. Absolutely delicious and very productive.

Easy to grow and early to mature. Fairly small plant adapted to container growing. Absolutely stunning, this unusual rare variety  will amaze your gardening and gourmet chef friends with their flesh colour,size, texture and taste.

Perfect for use the kitchen for use in classic mousaka, ratatouille, or stuffed with either meat or other meditarranean vegetables.

Latin name: Solanum melongena
Packet contents: 20 seeds
Sowing period: February – April indoors
Germination: 20–30 °C, 10–14 days
Planting out: May–June, after frost risk
Harvesting period: July – October
Spacing: 50 cm between plants

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• Hints and tips for sucessful germination and growing
• Fully tested and controlled for germination and purity

Growing notes:
Aubergines need warmth and steady moisture. Start indoors, transplant to rich soil in greenhouse or sunny sheltered bed. Support stems and pinch off early flowers for stronger crops. Suitable for growing in pots.