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Midnight F1 Eggplant
1,250 KWD
Midnight F1 is an early and productive Lebanese-type eggplant producing uniform, slender fruits with glossy purple-black skin and a spineless green calyx. Its strong upright growth makes harvesting easier, while the tender fruits are excellent for grilling, frying, roasting and Middle Eastern dishes.
Midnight F1 Eggplant Seedling
- Scientific Name: Solanum melongena ‘Midnight F1’
- Variety Type: F1 hybrid, Lebanese-type eggplant
- Plant Habit: Strong, upright and medium-tall
- Fruit Color: Glossy purple black
- Fruit Shape: Smooth, straight and slender
- Fruit Size: Approximately 15–18 cm long and 3–4 cm wide
- Calyx: Green and spineless
- Maturity: Early
- Recommended Spacing: 45–60 cm
- Recommended Container: At least 25–30 liters per plant
- Sun Requirement: Full sun
- Midnight F1 is an early-maturing Lebanese-type eggplant producing smooth, straight and slender fruits with attractive glossy purple-black skin. Its uniform fruits measure approximately 15–18 cm long and 3–4 cm wide, making them convenient for everyday cooking.
- The vigorous, upright plant keeps its fruits easier to see and harvest while offering excellent yield potential. Its spineless green calyx also makes picking and handling more comfortable. Commercial descriptions consistently identify Midnight F1 as an upright, high-yielding hybrid with firm, uniform fruits.
Growing in Kuwait
- For Kuwait’s main growing season, transplant seedlings from late September through November.
Choose a location with:
- Six to eight hours of sunlight during the cooler months
- Fertile, wel-draining soil
- Regular and consistent watering
- Protection from strong wind
- Afternoon shade as temperatures become intense
- Space plants 45–60 cm apart. For container growing, plant one seedling in a pot holding at least 25–30 litres of growing medium. A stake or vegetable cage is recommended once fruiting begins.
- Although eggplant prefers warmth, extreme summer temperatures may reduce flower retention and fruit set. Midnight F1 should not be advertised as capable of producing normally throughout Kuwait’s hottest summer conditions unless grown under suitable protection and cooling.
Harvesting
- Harvest the fruits when they are approximately 15–18 cm long and the skin remains firm, smooth and glossy. Do not wait for the skin to become dull, as this usually indicates that the fruit is becoming overmature and developing harder seeds.
- Frequent harvesting encourages the plant to produce additional flowers and fruits.
Culinary Uses
- Its slender shape makes Midnight F1 suitable for:
- Grilling and barbecuingRoastingFrying
- StuffingCurries and stews
- Moussaka
- Baba ghanoush
- Lebanese and Middle Eastern dishes
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