Eggplant Tsakoniki

$4.49

Solanum Melongena

  • Seed Count 50
  • Good Drought Tolerance
  • Frost Tender Perennial

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Eggplant Tsakoniki is of Greek heritage producing long cylindrical fruit that reaches 22-24 cm long with pale purple and white striped skin. Bushy spreading plant that extremely well adapted to hot climates. It is a reliable and vigorous producer, with fruit are sometimes borne in clusters. it has the life cycle of a perennial when grown in warmer climates.

Ideal for making the Greek dish, moussaka, due to its tender flesh which carries a faint sweetness. It is also commonly used in stews and sauces and it can be baked, fried, stuffed and grilled.

Method: Set seedlings
Soil Temp: 24°C - 32°C
Cool Mountain: Sep - Jan
Position: Full sun
Arid: Oct - Jan
Row Spacing: 70 cm
Temperate: Aug - Jan
Harvest: 80 Days
Sub Tropical: Aug - Feb
Planting Depth: 5 mm
Tropical: Apr - Jul
Plant Height: 1 m

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