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Famille Forster
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Horticulture
the natural way
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*2006*
This variety available mail order *2006*
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Plant Details
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Aubergine de Barbentane | Solanum melongena | ||
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Description
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Rustic non hybrid variety with long fruits (30cm) and a dark violet-black shiny skin. Suitable for growing outdoors and very productive. | ||||
Culture
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Sow untreated seeds under heat at 25 C end February for planting outdoors. Feed regularly and treat for blight (with bordeaux mixture) and colorado beetle (with a rotodene based product) in stormy weather. First pickings can be expected end June. | ||||
Harvest/Use
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Cut fruits as they ripen. | ||||
See also Aubergine
Bonica F1, Aubergine Abrivado
F1
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