EGGPLANT 



119 



Depth. About one-half inch ; outdoors, one inch. 



Sow under glass in March; plants mature their 

 fruit in from 120 to 150 days, according to variety. 



Prick out, in flats, as soon as they crowd ; and again 

 when they crowd again. Better results are gained from 

 pot culture, repotting from time to time until the six- 



Fig. 59. Eggplant. The common oval shape. 



inch size is reached; the plants may be a foot or more 

 in height before setting out in the North. They should 

 be well hardened-off. 



Set outdoors when danger of frosts is well over, say 

 the first or second week in June. If set out earlier, 

 hand-glasses may be needed, or some similar protec- 

 tion. 



