Aubergine 'Halflange Violette' / 'Lagada'

Sowing method: January to April indoors. After germination, prick out into nutrient-rich soil. For outdoor cultivation, move outdoors after mid-May, beware of night frost before then. Cultivation in pots also works well. After September, the plant can ripen indoors (potted).

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Sowing/planting time:

• January
• February
• March
• April

Harvesting time:

• July
• August
• September
• October

Soil type:

• All soil types

Cultivation location:

• Indoors
• Outdoors warm / sheltered
• Greenhouse

Position:

• Sun

• Flower colour: Light purple flowers with white accents
• Origin: South Asia
• Average growth height: 90 to 120 cm
• Annual or perennial: Annual
• Attractive to insects: N/A
• Winter hardy: Not frost hardy
• Ease of cultivation: Moderate

• Latin: Solanum melongena
• Dutch: Eggplant
• Also known as: Medium-long Violet, Lagada
• English: Eggplant

• All year round