Monday, May 31, 2010

Pepper and Aubergine (Eggplant) Varieties

Early California Wonder
This variety produces large blocky bell peppers that can be harvested when green or later when they mature to red. At both stages flavour is sweet and mild and texture crisp. Excellent source of vitamins A and C. 75 days to harvest.

Cloche Rouge
This variety produces beautiful bell shaped fruit with colouring from medium green to red depending on maturity. It matures in 95-110 days. Contains vitamins B1, B2, A and C.

Orange Sun
Peppers are green turning to orange at full maturity. Matures in 75 -80 days. To avoid injuring plants harvest all peppers by carefully cutting off fruits along with a short piece of stalk.

Black beauty
This variety is known for its large plump deep purplish black fruits, forming after a bright purple flower. Plants grow about 2 feet (61cm) tall and produce several fruits. Harvest by cutting from plant when glossy and dark purple. Skin should not spring back when pressed with thumb.
The eggplant or aubergine is our experimental crop. They are delicious fried, in casseroles and in several ethnic dishes such as the moussaka dish of Greece and the lasagna of Italy.

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