Eggplant - Udumalpet
I got these seeds from Adaptive Seeds. Also called Udmalbet, this eggplant comes from India. The 3-4 inch long goose egg-shaped eggplants grow on 2-3 foot tall plants. Pick when they are purple with green stripes,or purple with cream stripes; once they're purple and yellow they are over-ripe. Be aware the bigger the fruit the thicker the skin, so if you want to use the entire eggplant, pick them small. If they're too big you'll need to peel them. Udumalpet is often used in chutney or curry. Udmalbet means "darkly striped" in India, where eggplants are called "brinjal."
70-90 days to maturity
70-90 days to maturity