Eggplant diamond

Eggplants are a very popular, tasty and healthy vegetable crop. There are many different varieties of eggplants, differing ripening time, shape and color of the fruit and taste.

From mid-season varieties are especially popular among gardeners eggplant diamond. In northern regions with cold climates, it is recommended to grow this vegetable in greenhouse conditions, and in southern regions it can be planted in open ground. Ripening period ranges from 110 to 130 days.

Height plants can reach 60cm. As a rule, the fruits are located in the lower part. The absence of thorns on the eggplant calyx makes harvesting easier. The variety is characterized good yield: up to 8 kg per square meter. At the same time, the weight of one eggplant varies from 100 to 150 g, and the length from 15 to 18 cm. Diamond eggplant is cylindrical in shape and dark purple in color. The pulp is white or greenish in color, quite dense and without the bitterness inherent in many varieties of eggplant.

This vegetable crop is different high resistance to mosaic and stolbur, but is less resistant to wilting diseases.

Thanks to its excellent taste, diamond eggplant can be used for preparing various dishes, as well as for canning.

Another advantage of this variety is good transportability fruits

Caring for diamond eggplant is carried out in the same way as other varieties of eggplant. To get a good harvest you need suitable soil, regular watering and weed removal.