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Listada de Gandia Aubergine organic

€2,90 EUR
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Fabulous tasting aubergine from Valencia

Listada de Gandia Aubergine is a Spanish variety from the town of Gandia in the Valencian community producing thin skinned purple with light green or white strikes aubergines. Fruits are oval shaped, about 15 cm long. It has a tender and tasty flesh, giving it a fine and incomparable aroma in the mouth. The Listada de Gandia aubergine variety is very productive and great for container growing. Aubergine thrives in hot and dry conditions so it is advised to grow in sunny sheltered spot and in a polytunnel.

Scientific Name: Solanum melongena

Plant Life Cycle: annual

Optimal Germination Temperature: 24-30 °C

Germination time in days: 10-15 days

Indicative Days to maturity: 90-100 days

Sunlight: full sun

Soil requirement: fertile, deep, well drained

Sowing and cultivation: Start indoors 8 to 12 weeks before last frost. Sow at 1/2 cm at soil temperature of 23C and lightly cover. Plant in polytunnel or Transplant out when they are at least two sets of leaves after danger of frost. It is advised to stake the plant. Space plants by 60-80 cm.