Eggplant Black Beauty - Solanum melongena
5,60 zł
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The eggplant everyone pictures. Black Beauty is the world’s most classic eggplant variety – large, egg-shaped or pear-shaped fruits with deep purple, almost black, glossy skin and creamy, fleshy flesh. The plants are compact (50–60 cm), branched at the top and produce several impressive fruits. They grow best under cover, but in warm summers they also yield in a sheltered spot outdoors.
Black Beauty is the variety that defined what an eggplant looked like over a century ago – and it has never gone out of fashion. The fruits grow to 300–500 g, with smooth, thin skin and mildly flavoured flesh without noticeable bitterness. The plant is relatively short and heavily leafed, so it performs well in a polytunnel and a large container on the terrace, while the fruits stay off the ground.
In a Central European climate, this is an eggplant for gardeners with a warm spot – under plastic, by a south-facing wall or on a sheltered balcony. One bush can produce 4–6 large fruits.
Sowing (second half of March, under cover): sow the seeds in trays or plug trays filled with a light growing medium, approximately 1 cm deep, at 24–26°C. Germination takes 10–14 days; eggplant germinates more slowly than tomatoes, so there is no need to be impatient.
Pricking out: when the first pair of true leaves appears, transplant the seedlings into 8–10 cm pots or plug trays with 6–8 cm cells. Keep the young plants in bright, warm conditions (minimum 18–20°C), as chilling can halt their growth for weeks.
Planting out (end of May): plant out after the risk of frost has passed, spacing plants 50–60 × 50 cm apart, in fertile, humus-rich, moisture-retentive soil. The variety yields most reliably under plastic or in a polytunnel; outdoors, choose the warmest, most sheltered spot and plant through black horticultural fleece. Do not grow after tomatoes, peppers, potatoes or brassicas.
Care: water regularly at the base (eggplant does not tolerate drought well), feed every 2 weeks with fertiliser for fruiting vegetables, and stake the plant when the crop is heavy. Leave 4–6 fruits on each plant and remove late flowers from mid-August onwards – they will not have time to ripen. Harvest the fruits when the skin is glossy; a dull skin indicates over-ripeness and hard seeds.
Black Beauty is an eggplant for grilling and baking: slices with olive oil, stuffed halves, baba ganoush, moussaka and ratatouille. The large fruits are excellent for marinating and drying, while the roasted flesh can be frozen for winter spreads. It is also an attractive terrace plant – in a 15–20 l container it looks decorative and produces fruit.
Eggplant is demanding in just one respect: temperature. Below 15°C it stops growing, and cold nights in June can cause the flowers to drop. If you plant outdoors, cover the plants with fleece for the first 2–3 weeks or place a mini-tunnel over them – the difference in yield is enormous.
| Botanical name | Solanum melongena |
|---|---|
| Variety | Black Beauty |
| Fruit colour | dark purple |
| Height | 50–60 cm |
| Position | sunny, sheltered, under cover |
| Seasonality | annual plant |
| Sowing time | second half of March (under cover) |
| Planting-out time | end of May |
| Harvest time | August – September |
| Spacing | 50–60 × 50 cm |
| Net weight | 1 g (~200 seeds) |
| Series | Traditional |
| Producer | W. Legutko |
| EAN code | 5903837448005 |
W. Legutko
Solanum melongena
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