Eggplant
Eggplants: when to plant them in the garden?
Eggplants are the star vegetable of Mediterranean cuisine. Like its cousins, tomatoes and peppers, eggplant (Solanum melongena) is a vegetable that grows in sunny climates. It grows in the warm season when the soil warms up, so pay attention to...
6 April 2022
Why are the leaves of my eggplants curling up?
Hello Permapotes! Today, we are going to talk about a common problem with eggplants: leaf curling. If you have already observed this phenomenon in your vegetable garden, don't worry, I will explain to you why it happens and how to...
22 May 2024
Why are my eggplants turning brown/yellow in the vegetable garden?
When growing eggplants in your vegetable garden, it can be disappointing to discover that your fruit turns brown instead of retaining its beautiful purple or violet color. Browning of eggplants can be the result of several factors, ranging from fruit...
11 September 2024
Why is it important to sow peppers and aubergines very early?
Chillies, peppers and aubergines have, at least, two things in common. They're delicious in ratatouille and you need to plant them early. These three vegetables from the Solanaceae family originate from Central America and love the heat. This taste for...
26 February 2025
My installation in the greenhouse to protect seedlings from frost! 🍅❄️
Many of you were intrigued by the seedling greenhouse in my cold greenhouse, which allows me to store all my seedlings outside the house while protecting them from the night frosts that are still very common at this time of...
29 March 2025
Eggplant
- Type : Vegetables
- Subtype : Fruiting vegetables
- Botanical Family : Solanaceae
Characteristics
- Lifecycle : Annual
- Exposure : Full Sun
- Frost Hardiness : Frost Sensitive
- Cultivation Difficulty : Challenging
- Adult Height : 70 cm
Sowing & Planting
- Greenhouse Growing : Recommended
- Sowing Depth : 1 cm
- Plant Spacing : 60 cm
- Row Spacing : 70 cm
Maintenance
- Maintenance : Moderate
- Water Requirements : High
Seeds
- Soil Type : Humus-rich
- Soil pH Preference : Neutral
- Pest Sensitivity : Moderate
- Disease Sensitivity : Moderate
- Weed Sensitivity : Moderate
- Pollination : Insect-pollinated
- Propagation : Sowing