Eggplant

Eggplant is another vegetable that can be successfully grown in the warm-season garden. Varieties that will thrive in Florida include 'Black Beauty', 'Dusky', 'Long', 'Ichiban', and 'Cloud Nine'. They come in a wide range of shapes and colors, including white varieties such as 'Ghostbuster' and 'Easter Egg'!

UF/IFAS Sites

• Florida Gardening Calendar
• Vegetable Planting Monthly Calendar for North Florida

UF/IFAS Publications

• Florida Food Fare: Eggplant (PDF)
• Florida Gardening Vegetable Guide
• Produce Pointers: Eggplant (PDF)

Also on Gardening in a Minute

• Summer Vegetables

Other Sites

• Eggplant--Clemson (SC) Extension
• Eggplant--Virginia Cooperative Extension
• Growing Eggplants--Fort Valley State University (GA) Cooperative Extension Program
• Home Garden Eggplant--North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service
• Slim Jim Eggplant Gets Mississippi Medallion--Mississippi State University Office of Agricultural Communications