20 Melanzana Prosperosa Italian Rare Eggplant. 🇺🇸 NJ Seller 🇺🇸 seeds

Prosperosa eggplants are a large variety, averaging 10 to 12 centimeters in diameter, and have a somewhat uniform, round to oval shape. The skin is smooth, taut, glossy, and dark purple, with patches of white appearing on the shoulders surrounding the green calyx. Depending on the climate and cultivation, the eggplants may also exhibit slight ribbing around the top of the fruit. Underneath the surface, the flesh is tender, spongy, and ivory to white, encasing many small, edible seeds scattered throughout the interior. Prosperosa eggplants, when cooked, have a soft and slightly chewy consistency with a mild, sweet flavor.

In addition to the common slender, long, deep purple eggplant, there are many varieties including colors of white, orange, light purple and various shapes. Eggplant has a texture similar to squash.


Before Planting: Start eggplant seeds indoors up to 10 weeks before the last frost date. Eggplants do best in rich, well-drained soil. Mulch can help eggplants boost their growth in the spring, and adding a light-colored straw-like mulch in the summer helps reduce heat build-up.


Planting: Plant the seeds 1/4 inch deep, water after planting and cover loosely with plastic to retain moisture. Transplant the seedlings to the garden when soil temperatures reach 60 degrees. Leave up to 24 inches between plants in rows set 2 to 3 feet apart.


Watering: Water 1 to 2 inches per week.