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Vegetable Planting Calendar

Eggplant

• Approximate planting per person per year, fresh, 2 to 3 plants
• Approximate planting per person per year, process, 2 to 3 plants
• 0.5 ounce of seeds for 100 feet of row for direct seeding. Normally planted in the garden as plants.
• Minimum row space if hand cultivated, 24 inches
• Minimum row space if using field implements, 42 inches
• 24 inches between plants in row
• 80 to 90 days from planting to eating stage
• 30 international units of vitamin A per 100 gram sample
• 5 milligrams of vitamin C per 100 gram sample
• Eggplant questions and answers
• Recommended varieties
  • Dusky
    Extra to early; pear to shaped
  • Black Bell
    Deep purple
  • Beauty
    Late, Black Beauty to type hybrid
  • Classic
    Early; long, slim, tapered
  • Epic
    Early; oval
  • Ichiban
    Early; long, slender, "oriental" type
  • Kiko
    Early to mid-season
  • Caspar
    White, cylindrical
  • Rosita
    Mid-season; lavender, long, cylindrical

• Recommended planting dates
  • South Missouri
    May 1 to 20
  • Central Missouri
    May 10 to 25
  • North Missouri
    May 15 to 25

G6201, revised April 2000

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