Eggplant Seeds - Long Purple
Best heirloom choice for home gardeners wanting a productive, mild harvest.
Cultivate your own delicious Italian-style eggplants with Long Purple heirloom seeds. This variety is renowned for its exceptional productivity, yielding an abundance of tender, slender fruits with a beautiful deep purple hue and a mild, appealing flavor. The plants are robust, growing up to 3 feet tall and producing 8 to 10-inch long eggplants. Requiring a long, warm growing season, these seeds are best started indoors 8-10 weeks before the last frost. Each packet contains at least 40 seeds, perfect for home gardeners seeking a reliable and flavorful harvest.
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-63%
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Botanical Name
Solanum melongena
/ Solanum melongena
Who it's for
- Home cooks preferring tender, low-seed eggplant for culinary versatility
- Gardeners seeking visually striking produce for their home harvest
- Sustainable growers interested in seed saving and genetic preservation
Who should skip it
- Low-maintenance gardeners wanting plants that do not require structural support
- Northern gardeners with limited frost-free growing days
- Beginners lacking experience managing common garden pest infestations
Performance breakdown
Yield Potential
High productivity makes this variety a reliable choice for heavy harvests.
Culinary Versatility
Mild flavor and tender texture suit a wide range of recipes.
Heirloom Reliability
Consistent genetic traits ensure predictable results for home garden plots.
Growth Difficulty
Requires careful indoor starting and a long, warm growing season.
Space Efficiency
Compact three-foot plants fit well in traditional garden beds.
Seed Density
Generous packet count provides ample margin for successful germination.
Key Specs
Botanical Name
Solanum melongena
Type
HEIRLOOM
Minimum Seeds per Packet
40
Packet Weight
0.2g
Plant Height
Up to 3 feet tall
Harvest Size
8 to 10 inches long
Seed Depth
1/4"
Days to Harvest
75 from Transplant
Features
- Heirloom variety for consistent results
- Exceptional fruit production
- Tender, slender Italian-style shape
- Mild and pleasant flavor
- Striking dark purple fruit color
- Stocky plants reach up to 3 feet
- Reliable home garden choice
What customers say
Customers highly praise these eggplant seeds for their exceptional reliability and vigor, noting near perfect germination even in challenging conditions. The seeds consistently produce the true to type Long Purple variety, yielding beautiful, elongated fruit with a classic, nonbitter flavor perfect for Mediterranean cooking. Gardeners report impressive yields, confirming the seeds offer dependable results and excellent value. The overall consensus is that these seeds provide a robust foundation for a successful harvest, satisfying both new and experienced growers seeking this specific heirloom type.
Know before you buy
You should start your seeds indoors 8 to 10 weeks before your area's last expected frost date. This ensures the plants are mature enough to thrive once they are transplanted into the warm soil of your garden.
These plants are stocky and typically reach a height of up to 3 feet. Because they grow to this size, ensure you provide adequate spacing in your garden beds to allow for proper airflow.
This specific heirloom variety is not recommended for container gardening. It performs best when planted directly in the ground where it has ample space for its root system and full sun exposure.
You can expect to harvest your eggplants approximately 75 days after transplanting them into your garden. The fruits will be ready when they reach their characteristic 8 to 10-inch length.
Long Purple eggplants thrive in full sun and require a long, warm growing season. They have moderate water needs, so keeping the soil consistently moist but not waterlogged will help ensure a productive harvest.
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