Turkish Orange
Variety
Approved Data
created by Flo at 07.04.2022
Color
red
Fruit shape
around
Propagating
Planting
Harvest
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F
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A
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This unusually colored eggplant variety produces high yields. The fruits start out green and then ripen to orange. The roundish fruits have a diameter of 4-6 cm/1.6-2.4 in. The variety is suitable for greenhouse cultivation as well as for outdoor cultivation and is particularly suitable for cultivation in pots. The plants grow to a maximum height of 1 m/1.1 yd.
Non hybrid
Not frost resistant
Grow in a bright and warm place from mid-March, plant in nutrient-rich soil from mid-May, keep a distance of 50 cm/19.7 in, prefer a very sunny, warm and sheltered location
Light requirement
Sunny
Water requirement
Moist
Soil
Medium (loamy)
Nutrient requirement
High
Plant distance
40 cm
Row spacing
50 cm
Seeding depth
1 cm
Early blight of potato
Grey mold
Aphids
White fly