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- Days to maturity
- 70–80 days
- Listed for
- United States
Overview
Long Purple is an early to mid-season heirloom of the oriental type: plants of 24 to 30 inches bear slender dark purple fruit 8 to 10 inches long. Sow indoors with bottom heat 6 to 8 weeks ahead of your last frost, and transplant only once nights are reliably warm, allowing 18 to 24 inches between plants in a sunny spot, since eggplant hates cold. The fruit is at its best young, while the skin is glossy. Stake the taller plants, water evenly and pick regularly to keep the harvest coming.
Long Purple traits
- Slender dark purple fruit 8 to 10 in
- Plants 24 to 30 in tall
- Early to mid-season oriental-type heirloom
- Best picked young and glossy
Good for
- Stir-fries
- Grilling
- Seed saving
Compare with other eggplant varieties
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| Variety | Days to maturity | Growth habit | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Purple this page | 70–80 days | — | — |
| Apple Green | 70 days | Compact | — |
| Black | 70 days | — | — |
| Black Beauty | 70–80 days | Upright | — |
| Burpee Hybrid | 70 days | Semi-spreading | — |
| Casper | 70–75 days | Compact | — |
| Edna | 70 days | — | — |
Long Purple FAQ
What kind of eggplant is Long Purple?
Long Purple is an early to mid-season heirloom of the oriental type: plants of 24 to 30 inches bear slender dark purple fruit 8 to 10 inches long. Sow indoors with bottom heat 6 to 8 weeks ahead of your last frost, and transplant only once nights are reliably warm, allowing 18 to 24 inches between plants in a sunny spot, since eggplant hates cold.
How many days to maturity is Long Purple?
Long Purple is listed at 70–80 days. Sowing and planting times are the same as for other eggplant varieties, so check them in the eggplant growing guide.
How does Long Purple compare with other eggplant varieties?
Long Purple: 70–80 days. Similar eggplant varieties include Apple Green (70 days), Black (70 days), Black Beauty (70–80 days). The comparison table on this page lists days to maturity, growth habit and type side by side.
What is Long Purple good for?
Long Purple is grown for stir-fries, grilling, seed saving.
Sowing, care and common problems
Sowing times, care and common problems are the same for every eggplant variety, so they are covered once in the growing guide.
- Eggplant growing guide
- How to Plant Aubergines: Choosing Plants and Soil Temperature
- Training Aubergines to Three Stems and Keeping Them Cropping
- Cutting Aubergines Back in Midsummer for a Second Crop
- Aubergine Growing Calendar: Planting to the End of the Season
- Aubergine Problems: Wilts, Beetles and Hard, Dull Fruit
- When to Pick Aubergines and Why to Take the First One Early
- All 172 eggplant varieties
Source
Source: Cornell University (CALS Garden-Based Learning)
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