Aubergine 'Tsakoniki'

  • Product number: 015545
  • Origin: South Asia
  • Latin: Solanum melongena

Elongated, but not too thin fruits (20 cm long) in purple with white stripes. This variety is very popular in Greece and Italy, has a fine texture, is slightly sweet, and absolutely bitterness-free. In our climate, this variety yields remarkably well outdoors, and even better in a greenhouse. Plants have some thorns and have a purple stem and flowers.

Names:
Latin: Solanum melongena
Dutch: Aubergine
Also: Brinjal
English: Eggplant

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Sowing method: Indoors from January to April. After germination, prick out into nutrient-rich soil. For outdoor cultivation, move outside after mid-May; before that, beware of night frost. 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: Purple flowers
  • Origin: South Asia
  • Average growth height: 90 to 120 cm
  • Annual or perennial: Annual
  • Attractive to insects: Various insects
  • Winter hardy: Not frost hardy
  • Ease of cultivation: Moderate
  • Latin: Solanum melongena
  • Dutch: Eggplant
  • Also known as: Eggplant
  • English: Eggplant
  • All year round

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