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Overview
Purple Ball is an early Asian specialty eggplant with bite-sized fruit weighing half an ounce or less and covered in dark purple skin. Such tiny eggplants are usually boiled or pickled whole. Harvest often to keep them small and the plant producing.
Purple Ball traits
- Bite-sized fruit of half an ounce or less
- Dark purple skin
- Early Asian specialty type
Good for
- Pickling
- Boiling whole
Compare with other eggplant varieties
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| Variety | Days to maturity | Growth habit | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purple Ball this page | — | — | — |
| Amadeo | About 65 days | — | — |
| Apple Green | 70 days | Compact | — |
| Asian Trio | 78 days | — | — |
| Baby Bell | 55 days | — | — |
| Baluroi | 59 days | — | — |
| Bambino | 45 days | Dwarf | — |
Purple Ball FAQ
What kind of eggplant is Purple Ball?
Purple Ball is an early Asian specialty eggplant with bite-sized fruit weighing half an ounce or less and covered in dark purple skin. Such tiny eggplants are usually boiled or pickled whole.
How does Purple Ball compare with other eggplant varieties?
Similar eggplant varieties include Amadeo (About 65 days), Apple Green (70 days), Asian Trio (78 days). The comparison table on this page lists days to maturity, growth habit and type side by side.
What is Purple Ball good for?
Purple Ball is grown for pickling, boiling whole.
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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