Florida High Bush Eggplant, 1900 Heirloom
We saved some seed from our 2025 crops and have some to offer this year as our minipack
The Seed Savers Exchange - Not Available in 2026. This prolific eggplant was a standard market variety bred in Florida in the early 1900s for the commercial trade. Vigorous, upright, well-branched plants bear high-quality fruits continuously throughout the season, and their large purple-black pear-shaped eggplants are held high off the ground. Disease- and drought-resistant. 75-85 days from transplant. ±6,700 seeds/oz.
- Well-branched plants bear fruit high off the ground
- Pear-shaped fruit with purple-black skin
- Disease and drought resistant
- 75-85 days from transplant
- 25 Seeds per packet
Instructions - Sow seeds indoors ¼" deep. Transplant outdoors once the danger of frost has passed and soil is warm. Using landscape fabric or black plastic can accelerate growth and productivity in cooler climates.
Start Indoors: 8 weeks before the last frost
Germinate for 14 Days
Plant Outdoors: 18-24” Apart
Light: Full Sun
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