Eggplant-Bharta

Our Bharta variety is an eggplant, Solanum melongena with a bushy growth habit and large and round fruit. The color of fruit is shining black, and it bears less seed. This variety thrives in the heat. Flowering starts in 55-60 days from transplants. Highly productive and disease resistant.

This variety is an excellent choice for making dishes such as baigan bharta, pakoda, and baba ganoush.

Latin Name: Solanum melongena

Planting Guidance: The eggplant is a warm season crop and is very tender to frost. It can even be injured by periods of cold temperature above freezing, and is more sensitive to low temperatures than either tomatoes or peppers. The plants are usually set 2 to 3 feet apart in rows 3 to 4 feet apart and in full sun.

Approx. Seed Count:

• Retail Packet: 35-45 Seeds

Seed Treatment

Untreated

Genetics

Open Pollinated

Hindi Name: Baingan

Marathi Name: Vangi

Gujrati Name: Ringna

Kannada Name: badane kaayi ಬದನೇಕಾಯಿ

Telugu Name: Vankaya

Tamil Name: Kathirikai

Bengali Name: Begun

Malayalam Name: Vazhuthananga