JAPANESE RED Eggplant

Solanum aethiopicum. Japanese Red - has compact bush, growing up to 50 cm high in open ground and up to 80 cm in greenhouse. The plant has no thorns, and the leaves are slightly pubescent. The flowers are located in the axils of the leaves, are similar in size to tomato flowers - self-pollinating. After pollination, it forms clusters of 7 eggplants. Fruit ripening occurs sequentially. They are about the size of tomatoes and weigh no more than 100g. When ripe, the fruits change color from green to orange and then to red. Eggplant pulp has a pleasant yellowish color, light eggplant taste. Culinary processing is possible in the same way as with ordinary blue ones. The fruits are round, light green, with dark stripes, then turning orange and completely reddening when ripe. The peel of the fruit is smooth, glossy, the taste is delicate. Unripe orange-yellow fruits with beautiful, yellow flesh are used for food.