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*2006* This variety available mail order *2006*
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Plant Details
  Aubergine de Barbentane Solanum melongena
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Organic Cultivation

Description
Rustic non hybrid variety with long fruits (30cm) and a dark violet-black shiny skin. Suitable for growing outdoors and very productive.
Culture
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
Cut fruits as they ripen.