Mild, apple-green skin and flesh for versatile culinary use
Edible skin allows for extended harvest and use
Oval fruit shape with soft texture for easy handling
Harvests at 2 to 4 months for quick results
Suitable for cooler, short summers in northern areas
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The Apple Green Eggplant is a good choice for northern areas with cooler, short summers. Apple-green skin and mild-flavored fruits are oval in shape, have a soft texture & cream-colored flesh with edible skin. Harvest at 2-4” An American eggplant variety developed 1964 at the University of NH by legendary plant breeder Elwyn Meader.
Plant species
Solanum melongena
Days to harvest
70 days
Seed count per packet
30 seeds
Germination temperature
75–90°F
Sowing depth
1/4 inch
Sunlight requirement
Full sun
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Good experience. Quick turn around. Seeds germinated and produced well.
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Lucille · August 2, 2023
Great eggplant for northern growers
This is an interesting eggplant. I tried it hoping it would produce well in my less than optimal ( for slow-growing, heat-loving plants) conditions in Maine. I started the seeds indoors early and gave them all the light and warmth I could. They germinated reliably but developed very, very slowly. By mid summer they were still unimpressive and I was going to write them off as a failure, but mid to late summer they took off and developed into large, bushy plants with a large number of flowers. Productivity was good with 4- 8 eggplants per plant, and they kept producing right up until frost. Eggplants are baseball to softball sized. Flesh is milder flavored than other varieties but very rich and creamy. If you're an eggplant lover growing in northern locations I would recommend trying.