Fairy Tale Eggplant

The eggplant "Fairy Tale" is a lovely mini eggplant, only 4 inches (10 cm.) long. It is lavender with stunning streaks of white and grows on compact stems. The plant itself is a dwarf, growing only 24 inches (61 cm.) tall. That makes growing Fairy Tale eggplants suitable enough for planting in containers. The fruit is sweet, without any bitterness, and it has few seeds.

If you are wondering how to grow Fairy Tale eggplants, you can sow the seeds indoors a few months before the last spring frost. Keep the soil moist and warm, around 75 degrees F (23.8 C). Seedlings emerge in two to three weeks and must be hardened off before transplanting to the garden.