{"product_id":"florida-market-eggplant","title":"Florida Market","description":"\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/restorationseeds.mom\/pages\/table-menu1\"\u003eSolanum melongena\u003c\/a\u003e##\u003cdiv class=\"how-to-grow-trigger how-to-grow-title\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"label\"\u003eHOW TO GROW EGGPLANT\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"icon-down-arrow\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"how-to-grow-content\"\u003eStart indoors 8–10 weeks before last frost, plant out 2–3 weeks after last frost. Requires bottom heat for good germination. Pot up to 3-4” pots when first true leaves develop, bury to first leaves. If starts are grown in a greenhouse with shade cloth, harden off in full sun 3-4 days before transplanting after warm weather has settled. Like melons, Eggplant is a heat loving plant and is particularly sensitive to arrested growth. It needs steady unchecked growth to produce good yields. When saving seeds, fermentation is not necessary and may be harmful to the viability of the seed. Soil pH 5.1-8.5. Hardiness zones 5. Annual.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDays from maturity calculated from the date of transplant. Federal germination standard: 60%. Usual seed life 4–5 years. Average 6,000 seeds per ounce. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlanting Depth \u003cb\u003e1\/4\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSoil Temp. Germ.  \u003cb\u003e85\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDays to Germ.  \u003cb\u003e14\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlant Spacing  \u003cb\u003e18–28”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRow Spacing  \u003cb\u003e30–36”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDays To Maturity  \u003cb\u003e75-85\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFull Sun\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eMoist Well Drained Soil\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFlorida Market Seed Count \u003cbr\u003e1 Ounce ≈ 6,300 seeds\u003cbr\u003e.25 Pound ≈ 25,200 seeds\u003cbr\u003e##Standard Market Variety, bred in  Florida in the 1940s. Vigorous erect plants that grow up to 38” tall and produce glossy dark purple-black long oval fruit 7-1\/2” in diameter with a green calyx and no neck at the stem end. Fruit hang well off the ground. It is more heat tolerant than many varieties and is resistant to Phomopsis Blight and fruit rot. Tags: Color: Purple Black, Shape: Pear, Heritage: Heirloom, Season: Summer, Seed: Safe Seed Pledge.","brand":"RESTORATION SEEDS","offers":[{"title":"40 Seeds","offer_id":1060670952,"sku":"13028","price":3.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1 Ounce","offer_id":1060670956,"sku":"13037","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1\/4 Pound","offer_id":1060670960,"sku":"13038","price":26.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0129\/8922\/products\/FloridaMarket.jpg?v=1496964475","url":"https:\/\/www.restorationseeds.mom\/products\/florida-market-eggplant","provider":"RESTORATION SEEDS","version":"1.0","type":"link"}