====== Eggplant ====== 
 ===== Botanical Information ===== 
^Botanical Information^^
^Order | Solanales| 
^Family | Solanaceae| 
^Genus | Solanum| 
^Common Name | Eggplant| 
^Species | Black Beauty| 
 ===== Maturity days ===== 
  * 90
 ===== Planting Months ===== 
^Planting months^^^^^^^^^^^^
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|           |         |           | X         | X         | X         | X         |           |           |           |           |         | 
 ===== Permaculture uses ===== 
^Permaculture uses^^^
| Usage 1| Usage 2 | Usage 3 | 
| | | Vegetable| 
 ===== Growing condition comments ===== 
^Growing Condition ^Comment^
|Drought Tolerant | | 
| Humidity tolerant | | 
| Planting area | Wicking_bed| 
|Sunlight | Full_sun| 
 ===== Photos ===== 
^ Photos ^^^
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| Eggplant ready to be picked| Carpenter Bees love these flowers | Grove of eggplant not staked, in the ground|  
 ===== Short comments ===== 
Small woody shrub. 
 ===== General comments ===== 
Space plants: 60 - 75 cm apart 

Can grow beside: Beans, capsicum, lettuce, amaranth, thyme  

Avoid growing close to: Potatoes 

A large bushy plant with attractive purple flowers that attract carpenter bees.

Different varieties have different colours and sizes of fruit, ranging from the 'classic' large purple to the Thai small white varieties and Brazilian red.  Has spiky stems which are sharp enough to break skin. 

Perennial in the tropics and needs a long season. Mulch well and keep well watered. May need staking. 
 ===== Tags ===== 
{{tag>Solanales Solanaceae Solanum Eggplant Perennial   Vegetable Full_sun Wicking_bed }}