PlantsVegetables & Roots
Eggplant
Solanum melongena
Zone 6a garden plant. Hardy through a Chicago winter unless the note says to pot it.
Heat-loving fruit for the warmest corner
ModerateVegetables & RootsEdible
- Light
- Full sun
- Moisture
- Medium
- Mature size
- 2–3 ft
- Spacing
- 24 in
- Bloom or harvest
- Fruit Jul–Sep
- How it spreads
- Annual
- What to buy
- Transplant into warm soil.
- When to plant
- Start indoors mid-March. Transplant late May.
In the design
Needs a hotter spot than tomatoes. One or two plants is enough.
If you eat it
Ripe fruit
Eat the fruit, not the leaves.
Only eat what you planted and can name. This is not a foraging or medical guide.
