Eggplant Little Fingers

Eggplant

March 8, 2014 @ 9:12 pm

Eggplant is a warm season vegetable with attractive leaves and flowers.  Two of our varieties are naturally non-bitter (Little Fingers/Rosa Bianca) Love traditional Italian eggplant? Soak in salt water to take out the bitterness before you cook.  All are short-season varieties.


Varieties:

Dusky: (60 days) Traditional Italian eggplant type that is extra early.  Approx size is 3″ x 6″
Ichiban: (60 days) Slender Asian-type eggplant. Dark purple type that can get up to 10″ long.  Mild flavor and thin skin.
Little Fingers: (68 days) Slim 6” fruit is produced in clusters on this Asian eggplant.  Spineless for easy picking.