Eggplant Growing Guides
Eggplant is a warm-season crop that rewards gardeners with a wide range of shapes, colors, sizes, and culinary uses. Different varieties can have different maturity times and plant characteristics, so choosing a variety and understanding its growing requirements are important parts of planning an eggplant crop.
The eggplant growing guides below are intended to help you learn how to grow the individual varieties listed here. Use them to explore planting, sunlight, soil, spacing, watering, feeding, plant care, common growing problems, and harvesting. Whether you are growing a familiar purple eggplant or experimenting with Japanese, Italian, white, striped, or other specialty types, these guides can help you take the crop from planting to harvest.