Heirloom Seeds & Poultry
1878 230th Street, Calamus, IA 52729
(563) 246-2299
EGGPLANT
(29 varieties to choose from) Updated for 2024
Plant culture is similar to tomatoes, though we start them inside about April 1. Set out plants 1 foot apart. Flea beetles are the biggest pests to watch for.
Eggplant Parmesan is my favorite food! Everyone should try some eggplant this year. Enjoy the abundance we were provided. Seed packets will contain
around 50 seeds.
Almaz
Almaz- 70 days- A Russian variety that is similar to Diamond. Nice 6-8 inch oblong fat fruits with a purple skin. Pkt. $2.00 Certified Organic Seed
Applegreen
Applegreen- 65 days- A nice flavored, round eggplant. Apple green colored skin. Tasty and easy to slice. Nice dwarf plants are very productive. Pkt. $2.00 Certified Organic Seed
Aswad
Aswad- 70 days- very uniform dark purple , never seems to get large. Pkt. $2.00 Certified Organic Seed
Bangladeshi Long
Bangladeshi Long- 80 days- long slim purple skinned with slight green streaks. Pkt. $2.00 Certified Organic Seed
Bhaghatt’s Green
Bhaghatt’s Green - 85 days - A late season, long skinny, pale green eggplant from India. Pkt. $2.00 Certified Organic Seed
Casper
Casper- 75 days- 8 to 10 inches long, 2 to 3 inches in diameter, white skin. Pkt. $1.50 Certified Organic Seed
Cookstown Orange
Cookstown Orange- 69 days- Beautiful, ornamental. A different species than common eggplant. Fruits are medium tomato size and shape.
Fruit color is a bright, scarlet red/orange with faint stripes. Rather bitter fleshed, but a gorgeous ornamental. Pkt. $1.50 Certified Organic Seed
Diamond
Diamond- 72 days- Russian variety that is a super heavy producer of fat 6 to 8 inch long slicer type eggplant. A superb type. Pkt. $2.00 Certified Organic Seed
Early Black Egg
Early Black Egg- 63 days- Small, nearly round, deep purple fruits. Pkt. $2.00 Certified Organic Seed
Fenyuan Purple
Fenyuan Purple- 80 days - Long, skinny with purple skin. Pkt. $2.00 Certified Organic Seed
Jade Sweet
Jade Sweet- 77 days- Blocky shape, lime green skin. Fruits can get large and still maintain quality. Pkt. $2.00 Certified Organic Seed
Kemer
Kemer- 70 days- nice uniform type. Pkt. $2.00 Certified Organic Seed
Long Green
Long Green - 75 days - Very productive, long, slender, pale green fruits. Pkt. $2.00 Certified Organic Seed
Morden Midget
Morden Midget- 70 days- Nice sized fruit of deep purple color. Early and productive.PKT. $2.00 Certified Organic Seed
Pingtung Long
Pingtung Long- 75 days- Long, purple fruit, sweet and tender. Pkt. $2.00 Certified Organic Seed
Pompano Pride
Pompano Pride- 90 days- Late and huge plants with very large fruit. Pkt. $2.00 Certified Organic Seed
Prosperosa
Prosperosa- 80 days- multi color, pinkish purple and white broad shaped similar to Rosa Bianca. Pkt. $2.00
Certified Organic Seed
Red China
Red China- 50 days- Different species than regular eggplant. Looks very similar to a red-orange colored “Jack-Be-Little” pumpkin. Extremely productive. Attractive, spiny plants. Pkt. $1.50 Certified Organic Seed
Rosita
Rosita- 78 days- Rose-lavender skin, 6 to 8 inches long, heirloom from Puerto Rico. Pkt. $2.00 Certified Organic Seed
Thai Green
Thai Green- 75 days- Short plants, light green, 8 to 12 inch long fruit. Pkt. $1.50 Certified Organic Seed
Thai Round Green
Thai Round Green- 80 days- Small, round, globe-shaped, apple green fruits with whitish streaks. Pkt. $1.50 Certified Organic Seed
Thai White Ribbed
Thai White Ribbed- 80 days- Hand sized, ribby, white fruits. Very decorative, would make a unique specimen when stuffed whole and baked.
Pkt $1.50 Certified Organic Seed
Tsakonike
Tsakonike- 70 days- a very attractive white with pinkish-purple streaked fruit that averages about 6 inches long and uniformly slender. Pkt. $1.75 Certified Organic Seed
Udmalbet
Udmalbet- 51 days- Fist sized. Starts out greenish with purple streaks, then turns a deep golden color with purple streaks. Very attractive and productive.
Pkt. $1.50 Certified Organic Seed
Ukrainian Beauty
Ukrainian Beauty- 75 days- A superb selection of large, blocky, dark purple fruits with a slight green cast. Excellent yields and superb growth habit.
Pkt. $1.50 Certified Organic Seed
Violette-Pale De Florence
Violette-Pale De Florence- 70 days-Violet pale purple with whitish streaks at the ridges, Fruits can get large. Pkt. $2.00 Certified Organic Seed
Viserba
Viserba- 80 days- deep colored fruit, good productivity. Pkt. $2.00 Certified Organic Seed
Waimanalo Long
Waimanalo Long- 85 days- Very, slender, snake-shaped, dark, long purple fruit. Extremely productive, especially when it is kept picked,
Pkt. $1.50 Certified Organic Seed
Za Hara
Za Hara- 75 days- large plants with rather large fruit. Pkt. $2.00 Certified Organic Seed