Eggplant 'Tsakoniki' Seeds

Eggplant 'Tsakoniki' 10x Seeds

Purple with white streaks, this oblong eggplant is shaped somewhere between Italian and Japanese types.

Tsakoniki is a Greek eggplant variety from the town of Leonidio where they have an annual festival celebrating this amazing vegetable, which is renowned for its delicate, sweet flavor and tender skin.

In order for fruit of this variety to be marketed in Europe by this name, it must come from Leonidio (Controlled Designation of Origin). In addition to being a name for a fabulous eggplant, Tsakoniki is a reference to the Tsakonian language, which derives from the ancient Doric dialect. Regarded as the oldest dialect still spoken in the world, it is critically endangered with only a few hundred speakers remaining.

Plant seed in pots or modules in warm (20+ degrees) conditions and plant out after 8-9 weeks into a sunny position after all threat of frost has passed, or plant seed direct when soil temperature exceeds 15 degrees.

Can be grown in the ground or in pots.

Each seed pack contains a minimum of x10 seeds and germination notes.

Seed Starting Method Raise seedlings and plant out or sow directly Sowing Depth 5mm Growing Season Spring & Autumn Germination Time 14-21 days at around 25c Hardiness Hardy Perennial Plant Spacing 70cm Plant Height N/A
Planting Position Partial or full sun, moist well manured soil Days Until Maturity 72-85 days Growing tips Use a high phosphorus flower food at the beginning of bloom season.