Variety profile
Eggplant ‚Black Beauty’
Solanum melongena · Solanaceae
- Ripening
- mittel
- Harvest
- Week 30 to 39
- Vigour
- mittel
- Growth habit
- Busch
- Origin
- USA
- Introduced
- 1902
- Open-pollinated
- Yes
- Heritage variety
- Yes
- Use
- Grillen, Kochen, Einlegen
- Disease resistance
- Verticillium: gering
About this variety
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You will find the worldwide popular classic ‚Black Beauty’ with deep black‑violet, glossy fruits that become round‑oval and quite heavy. The seed‑stable variety reliably bears fruit if you give it a warm, sunny spot in a greenhouse or on a sheltered wall. The firm flesh is mild and absorbs flavors wonderfully when fried or grilled. Because it is seed‑stable, you can harvest your own seed.
You will find the firm, creamy flesh becomes tender and mild when cooked and shows almost no bitterness.
Care and diseases
Soil, feeding, pruning, companion planting and diseases apply to every variety of this species alike. You will find the full guidance on the species page.
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