Rosso Di Napoli

Approved Data

created by steffen a. at 29.03.2023

Features

Color

carrot like

rot

Growth habit

buschig

Location

warmer Standort

Gewächshaus

Balkon

Beet

Freiland

$#!@

sonnig bis halbschattig

Fruit shape

bad sort

tastes very good

kurz

Geschmack

aromatisch

Season Overview

Propagating

Planting

Harvest

Description

Ethiopian round, orange-red egg fruit, with slightly larger plants and fruits (approx. 5 cm) than Rouge de Turquie. The fruits can be harvested green for consumption. The fruits can be eaten both green and dark orange when ripe. Vigorous and less demanding of warmth than S. melongena. To prevent the orange fruits from tasting bitter, they should be processed at temperatures of max. 150°C.

Non hybrid

Not frost resistant

Growing tips

Germination in 15-18 days at 20-25 °C. Preferably protected cultivation, do not plant outdoors until mid-May. Ensure sufficient fertilization. Break out the first fruits to allow the plants to develop better vegetatively. Further cultivation tips for the eggplant species.