HOME VEGETABLE GARDENING 
EGGPLANT 
ASA native of tropical climates, Eggplants thrive 
best in those sections that enjoy a long growing 
season as well as real warm weather during the summer 
months. They grow to perfection from Florida north 
to Pennsylvania and west to Kansas, as well as on the 
Pacific Coast, but do not thrive so well farther north and 
in higher altitudes. 
Eggplants are members of the “Nightshade” family 
(Solanum) and as such they are first cousins to the potato, 
tomato, pepper, etc. But they require longer than any 
of these to be grown from seeds to maturity and seeds 
must be sown in greenhouse or hotbed or they will not 
germinate well. Home gardeners should secure plants 
from reliable seedsmen or gardeners rather than to attempt 
to grow them from seeds. 
Starting with sturdy plants, the growing of “Eggs” 
is not difficult if you observe the principal points of 
cultivation given on pages 271-273. 
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