Eggplant Little Fingers - 50 seeds AB - La ferme Sainte Marthe

Complete guide to growing and protecting your Little Fingers eggplants

The Little Fingers eggplant is a hardy, productive and early variety, producing clusters of 3 to 4 beautiful bluish fruits of excellent eating quality.

Tips for successful sowing

For best results, sow your seeds in March/April in pots of fine potting soil, kept at a constant temperature of 25°C. Be sure to place them near a window and water lightly in case of drought.

Planting and care :

Transplant your seedlings into deep, humus-rich, sunny soil at the end of May. Hoe, weed and till regularly, watering at the base and pruning like tomatoes. Mulching is also recommended.

Beneficial associations :

Opt for growing eggplant next to bush beans for synergistic results.

Harvesting:

Allow around 5 months after sowing to harvest your Little Fingers eggplants.

Protection against pests :

Downy mildew: Prevent with nettle manure and horsetail tea, or treat with Bouillie Bordelaise as soon as the first symptoms appear.
Red spider mites: Remove the affected parts and use black soap or nettle manure as a treatment.
Colorado beetles: Pick them up by hand.
Aphids: Fight them with a solution based on black soap or nettle manure. In case of heavy infestation, a biological plant insecticide may be necessary.

Further information

Packaging: Bag of 50 seeds
Type Reproducible seeds
Label: Agriculture biologique
Maturity: early.
Plant habit: bushy.
Soil: drained
Germination temperature: 25°C
Sowing depth: equal to seed size.
Seed emergence: 10 to 20 days
Sowing technique: broadcasting
Sowing container: terrine