Introducing the Purple Oval Thorned Brinjal, a distinctive variety that stands out from the crowd. With its wild-growing forms and inherent thorns, this old eggplant variety offers a glimpse into the fascinating history of plant evolution.
The presence of thorns serves as a natural defense mechanism against caterpillar attacks, ensuring the plant’s survival in the face of potential threat
The thorns are small, pointed, slightly curved, and light brown in color. They are distributed evenly across the calyx, with a higher concentration near the base where the calyx meets the brinjal’s skin.
Fruits themselves are completely edible. In fact, they offer a truly exceptional taste, unrivaled by many other varieties available today.
When harvesting these eggplants, it is important to exercise caution and use gloves to protect yourself from the thorns.
Product Care and Harvesting Tips:
- Plant in a well-drained area with full sunlight.
- Provide support such as stakes or trellises to help the plants grow vertically.
- Water regularly, ensuring the soil remains moist but not waterlogged.
- Apply organic fertilizer during the growing season to promote healthy growth.
- Harvest the eggplants when they reach full size and develop their characteristic purple color. Use gloves to protect yourself from thorns while harvesting.
Diptesh Ghorami –
Appreciate MTSB for bringing us unusual veggies like this.
Pradeep Panchuri –
The plants just keep on giving, never giving up on producing. Harvesting these is pure joy.
Prabhjot Kaur –
I swear, this plant is invincible! It’s been a year, and it’s still going strong, even sprouting new flowers. It’s incredible to see it bloom with new flowers once more.
Rakesh C –
50% germination rate on these seeds, increase the seeds quantity for better chances.
Nitya Shyam –
Growing this Brinjal variety with spikes was quite an adventure. They grew effortlessly, probably because they’re wild. It was really interesting!