Eggplants in April, May & June

EGGPLANT Planting months: April, May, June

Spacing: 18-24 inches, rows 2 to 21/2 feet

Special Tips: Needs heat, Cut fruit, don’t pull off stem, stake plants with green bamboo to hold them up, especially Oriental varieties.

Harvesting: Fruit should be glossy, filled out, and big enough to eat. Flesh should spring back when you press with thumb. If seeds are brown it’s overripe. Pick often.

Recommended Varieties: Asian hybrid Ichiban, Black Beauty, Burpee Hybrid, Rosa Bianca (my favorite), Dusky, Cloud Nine.