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Eggplant
Solanum melongena
Still time — sow latevegetable
Heat-loving warm-season nightshade grown for its glossy edible fruit. Needs sustained warmth (70-90F) and full sun; flowers drop above 95F and pollination fails below 60F.
In Zone 7b, right now
Still time to plant — it should mature before frost
The usual transplant window (Mid to Late April) has closed, but with about 75 days to harvest there's still enough season left. Get it in now.
Edible?
Yes — vegetable
Small space?
Yes, in a pot
Sun
Full sun (6+ hrs)
Comes back yearly?
No — replant each year
Harvest in
75 days
Ways to plant it
Start seeds indoors
Past the ideal window — still time
Late January – Early February
Start seeds in trays now; they only need a few weeks indoors before they go straight out into the warm soil.
Transplant
Past the ideal window — still time
Mid to Late April
Buy a young plant from a nursery, or move one you started indoors, into the ground or a pot.
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