Eggplant : Baby Rosanna F1 Hybrid
Vegetable
- Cropping: 75 days
- Position: Full sun
- Height: 24 inches
- Ideal for: Containers, Patio
Description
Produces an abundance of golf ball sized, bitter-free baby fruits throughout the summer on dwarf plants 60cm (24in) high, making it ideal for growing in containers on the patio.
Fruits hold their flavor, quality and color well after picking.
Sowing Instructions
| Sowing time: | Indoors 8-10 weeks before the last expected frost. |
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| Sowing depth: | 1/4 in (6mm) |
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Sow seed in a moist seed seed sowing mix.
Germination takes 8-21 days at 23-26C (73-79F).
After sowing do not exclude light as this helps germination.
Growing Instructions
Transplant seedlings when large enough to handle into 7.5cm (3in) pots and grow on steadily in a slightly reduced temperature.
Pot on finally into a larger container or 2 plants per growbag, or outdoors once plants have been acclimatized to conditions and after all risk of frost has passed.
It is not necessary to pinch out growth or sideshoot.
Aftercare Instructions
Once first flowers have set feed and water regularly with a high potash tomato feed.
Harvest regularly to promote further flowers and to extend the picking season.
Kitchen Notes
Prolific crop of small fruits throughout the summer.
