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Indigo Blage Hybrid Eggplant Seeds | Long Purple Asian Eggplant | Vegetable Garden Seeds
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Listing is for 1 packet of minimum 15 seeds
Learn everything you need to know about growing eggplant from seed to harvest with my YouTube video tutorial: https://youtu.be/1Rs7pcCP1kM
Indigo Blage Hybrid Eggplant is a beautiful and productive F1 Asian-type eggplant that produces exceptionally long, slender fruits with brilliant purple, glossy skin and mild, tender flesh. Similar in shape to the popular Pingtung Long eggplant, this vigorous hybrid produces impressive fruits that can reach approximately 14 inches long while remaining only about 1½ inches thick, making them easy to slice and prepare in the kitchen. The tender flesh and mild flavor are excellent for stir-fries, grilling, roasting, curries, and other cooked dishes, while the striking purple fruits make this variety just as exciting to grow as it is to eat. Plants are high yielding and can be grown without support, although staking or trellising can help keep the extra-long fruits straighter and prevent them from resting on the ground. Maturing in approximately 60 days, Indigo Blage is an excellent choice for gardeners looking for a productive, unique Asian eggplant with beautiful color and unusually long fruits.
For best results, start your seeds indoors 8-10 weeks before your last spring frost date, maintaining soil temperatures around 75–85°F to encourage optimal germination. Once the seedlings are hardened off, transplant them into full sun, spacing plants 2–3 feet apart. Provide rich, well-draining soil and consistent moisture, while avoiding waterlogging. Harvest when the fruits are 12-16 inches long for the best flavor and texture.
Ideal Growing Conditions
Sun: Full Sun
Water: Allow the soil to dry out a little bit in-between watering
Fertilizer: Add fertilizer into the planting hole at transplant time. Also fertilize once a month with an organic granular fertilizer, like Espoma Garden-Tone to boost growth and production.
When & How To Sow Seeds: I highly recommend you sow seeds indoors so you can control the growing environment better. Sow 3 seeds per 4 inch pot, filled with sterile seed starting mix. Fertilize with a liquid fertilizer once the first set of true leaves appear. It will take 2-3 months for it to reach transplant size. Plant outside after all danger of frost has passed.
Germination: 10-15 days
Days To Maturity: 65 days from transplanting into the garden.
How & When To Harvest: Harvest them when they are 12-16 inches long for the best texture and flavor
Common Diseases: Eggplant can get some powdery mildew, spots, or blight in very wet conditions. Improve airflow by spacing plants 8FT apart - this particular variety grows very tall so ideally plant them with more space in-between plants. Prune out old, dead, yellowing, or heavily diseased leaves. Spray with 1 cup of hydrogen peroxide per gallon of water to clean and disinfect.
Common Pests: The most common pests when growing eggplant are aphids and spider mites. Knock aphids off your plants with a strong blast of water from your water hose. Spray with spinosad for severe aphid infestations and if you have spider mites.
Do I have a YouTube video tutorial on how to grow this? YES
Watch it here: https://youtu.be/1Rs7pcCP1kM
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