Grow guide
How to grow Hansel Eggplant
Solanum melongena
- Type
- Eggplant
- Zones
- USDA zones 3–11
- Sun
- Full
- Time to harvest
- 53–57 days
- Spacing
- 18″ apart
- Density
- 1 per sq ft
- Habit
- Upright
- Frost tolerance
- Tender
- Sowing
- Start indoors, then transplant
- Start indoors
- 8 weeks before last frost
Care
- Water Weekly
- Fertilize Biweekly
- Harvest As needed
Notes
2008 AAS Winner; compact 3' plants bear clusters of dark-purple finger fruits (2-10") that are non-bitter; well-suited to containers.
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