The best varieties of white eggplant

It turns out that in addition to the usual eggplants, there are also their white congeners. White eggplant varieties differ from their relatives not only in color, but also in taste. Everyone feels the taste in their own way, with some it resembles champignons, others like chicken meat. Also, they are devoid of the usual bitterness of ordinary eggplant.

White eggplant varieties

Growing such eggplants is no more difficult than ordinary ones. The only thing that matters is the ambient temperature, it should not be lower than 25 degrees Celsius. It is advisable to fertilize the plant and not forget about watering, because eggplants are very fond of moisture.

Among the disadvantages, it can be noted that the shelf life of many varieties of white eggplant is not very long. After a couple of days, they begin to slowly deteriorate.

So which eggplant seeds are the best and most productive - you can find out by reading the description.

Ping Pong F1

This variety is the most popular among white eggplant lovers. It is recommended to grow covered with foil at the end of spring. The fruits will begin to ripen on day 117. Productivity is about 7 kg / sq.m. The height of the plant is about 80 cm. The leaf is of medium size, the shape of a wide oval, green, slightly dissected along the edges. It has a green calyx and medium density spines. The fruits are similar to a hen's egg, 5 to 7 cm long and 4.5-6.8 cm in diameter. When the fruit is ripe, it turns white and has a slightly glossy appearance. The weight of an adult fetus is 85-95 g, has a white flesh. It is dense in structure and has no bitterness.

Swan

The variety does not get sick and feels good with temperature fluctuations.

Has an excellent taste. This variety ripens from 98 to 134 days. Designed for white eggplant for open ground or greenhouses. This plant is 50-70 cm high. The leaf is green, has a medium-large size and notches. The fruits of the Swan eggplant give a long pear-like color of white gloss. Weight is about 200-300 g. The skin is thin. The pulp is white, has no bitterness, smells like mushrooms.

Fluff

The variety is grown, covered with a film. They are sown in the middle of March, the seedlings are planted somewhere in the end of May - beginning of July. From ascent to full maturity, it takes about 105-110 days. Harvest from a square meter 4.8 kg. The plant has a closed shape, the height is about 160-180 cm. The thorns are either absent or very rare. The leaves are medium in size, green in color. The fruit is dull white in color, oval, weighs 195 g. The flesh is white and does not taste bitter.

Pelican F1

The variety bears fruit very well, with excellent taste and shelf life. Grown under a film or directly in the ground. Disembarkation takes place at the end of May. Fruits ripen 116 days after germination. Productivity 7.5 kg / sq. The shape of the plant has a closed structure, it is about 1.8 m high. The leaf is medium-sized, oval, green in color, slightly dissected at the edges. Fruits are in the form of a cylinder, length - 17 cm, diameter from 4.5 to 5.2 cm, have a white slightly glossy color. The pulp is not bitter, white and firm. Ripe eggplant weight up to 134 g.

White Night

Early variety. Ripening period up to 115 days. It is recommended to grow covered with foil or in the ground without covering. Eggplant variety White Night is not susceptible to diseases. Harvest weight up to 6 kg / sq. The plant has a closed shape, up to 75 cm tall. The leaf is green, has notched edges. Fruits are cylindrical in shape, glossy white.The length of a ripe vegetable is up to 25 cm, with a diameter of up to 10 cm, its mass is up to 280 g. The pulp is white, not bitter.

Mushroom taste

Early variety. The eggplant ripens. The taste of mushrooms is 95-105 days after the ascent. They are planted directly into the ground or covered with foil. Productivity up to 6.5 kg / sq. It has a closed shape, height up to 70 cm. The leaf is green, medium size, slightly wavy at the edges. Fruits are glossy white, cylindrical or slightly pear-like. Weight up to 250 g. White pulp, not bitter, smells like mushrooms. It has an excellent taste.

Bambi F1

This variety is for the greenhouse. It grows quickly, has a dense crown. Height up to half a meter. The fruit is shaped like an egg. Weight about 70 g. The pulp is white, without bitterness. A distinctive feature of this variety is that it bears fruit well even with low illumination.

Icicle

It is planted in the ground or covered with a film. Has an early-medium ripeness. Ripe eggplant is obtained already on the 116th day after the ascent. Fruiting up to 8 kg / sq. The plant is up to 70 cm high. The leaf is small and notched. Thorns are absent or very rare. The fruit is shaped like a cylinder. The color is white, glossy. Weighs up to 200 gr. The pulp is whitish, plump, there is no bitterness, the taste is excellent. High resistance to cobweb mites.

Iceberg

It is planted in a greenhouse or under a film cover. Has an average ripeness. Spreading bush. Height up to 60 cm. Green leaf of medium size. The fruit is oval in shape. Fruit color is white, glossy. Length up to 20 cm, weight up to 250 g. The pulp is white and juicy, there is no bitterness.

The variety tolerates heat well and is resistant to diseases.

Snowy

Snezhny eggplant is grown under a film, for example, in the Moscow region. The fruits ripen on day 106. Productivity up to 5.8 kg / sq. It has a semi-spreading type. Height up to one meter. The leaf is medium in size, the color is light green, it has grooves along the edges. Fruit length up to 20 cm, diameter up to 7.5 cm, cylinder shape, glossy white color, weight up to 320 g. The pulp is snow-white, not bitter.

Bibo F1

So, Bibo F1 eggplant is an early variety, it is recommended to grow it either openly or under a film cover. The plant must be tied to a vertical support. The fruit of the Bibo eggplant is oval, about 18 cm long and 8 cm in diameter. A ripe white eggplant weighs 400 grams. The pulp is milky white, without bitterness.

Benefits of White Eggplant

The best white eggplant seeds have been listed above. All types of eggplant can be fried, marinated and caviar, as well as many other different dishes. They taste great and have a bright mushroom aroma. Their huge advantage is that white eggplant varieties have no bitterness in taste. Also read the article: Growing eggplant from seeds at home.

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White eggplants are the smallest of the eggplant family. They taste less bitter than other types (do not contain solanine), so they are consumed raw. There are several types of white eggplant. One of them is the "White Egg" or "White Egg" original variety with a white, club-shaped fruit. The Swan variety has also become widespread, which has a slight spike in the leaves, but its fruits are white and even. Their snow-white pulp has a unique, exquisite taste, contains many minerals, potassium, phosphorus, calcium and iron, and is rich in trace elements. It is better to pick berries that are not fully ripe, and use them in breading, stuffed or baked in the oven or on the grill, with the addition of tomatoes, onions, seasoned with herbs and garlic.

The White Swan variety is as easy to grow as ordinary blue ones.

Some say that the white eggplant variety can be compared to mushrooms in taste, others - with chicken breast.

Eggplant varieties of white and light colors Swan

The variety is mid-season. Until the fruit fully ripens, 100-110 days pass from the appearance of the first shoots. Grown under a film, in greenhouses and open field.Low-growing bush (60-70 cm) with light green foliage and white flowers. Fruits with a diameter of 6-8 cm, grow up to 22 cm in length, cylindrical in shape. The berry weight is 190-210 grams. The pulp is very tender, pure white, without bitterness. Skin color is white or slightly creamy.

The Swan variety has large fruits

From one square meter, 10-20 kg are obtained.

Ping pong

The variety of white eggplants does not contain solanine, so there is no bitterness, but doctors urge not to abandon the usual “blue” ones, since they contain the useful substance anthocin. It gives them color.

Ping-pong can be called a favorite among albino eggplant, its fruits are 5-7 cm in diameter, the berry weight is only 60-70 grams. The bush is not large, the height is 40-50 cm. The yield per bush is about 1 kg.

The Ping-Pong variety is distinguished by the decorativeness of the bush.

Looks very nice in the garden, can be grown as an indoor crop, in greenhouses and in the open field (a small green tree decorated with white balls).

Pelican F1

The eggplant is white, the height of the bush is over one meter, the fruits are very long, weighing 200-250 g, 5-6 cm in diameter, fruit length up to 20 cm. From the first shoots to the beginning of fruiting, 105-115 days pass.

Pelican F1 variety differs in the length of the fruits, or rather berries

The variety was originally intended to be grown in greenhouses, but can be grown outdoors in warmer areas.

A little bit of history

The wonderful fruit comes from India, where they grow in the wild. Other varieties of small fruits originate from China and are grown today throughout the Far East. The oldest known mention of eggplant was written on papyrus in 1552 BC. In the 5th century AD, the Arabs and Chinese began to cultivate eggplants. After the conquest of Spain, the Arabs brought eggplants to Spanish lands. In the Middle Ages, culture grew in the lands of Italy and in the south of France.

White eggplants in the East are called demyankas

In our country, eggplants have been known since the fifteenth century, but they began to be eaten at the beginning of the nineteenth. Previously, like tomatoes, eggplants were considered an ornamental plant.

It is an annual plant growing from 0.5 to 1.5 meters in height with white, purple or blue flowers.

How to grow white eggplant

Growing and caring for albino eggplants is exactly the same as for its multi-colored counterparts. The most important thing is to maintain the desired temperature regime (at least 25 degrees).

"White" love fertile, well-moisturized soil with enough sun.

The Snezhny variety, with good care, gives up to 15 kg of crop per bush

The hillside beds with abundant manure are ideal for growing eggplants. The variety can grow and bear fruit on insufficiently fertile lands with acidity (pH 6.3-6.8). Although the leaves of an eggplant are tough and coarse, they can handle high temperatures well when a large layer of hay or other biodegradable material is laid around the plant. The soil will remain moist and cold, and the weeds will not interfere with the development and growth of the plant.

Growing from seeds

White eggplants grow best when grown from seed, under cover. In warm climates, or in warm, sunny and sheltered from cold winds, eggplants grow well and bear fruit.

Seeds are sown in trays or pots in the first half of March. The sprouts hatch after one or one and a half weeks. The optimum temperature for the normal development of seedlings is 25 degrees. At a temperature of 15 degrees, the seeds do not germinate. After sowing seeds in trays or other containers, it is necessary to control the level of humidity in the room and do not forget to water with warm water. As soon as the first leaves appear, the pallets with seedlings are moved to a bright, sunny place.

Seedling white eggplants before planting

To prevent tender sprouts from getting sunburn, you need to hide them from direct sunlight.

Care

The seedlings will be strong, strong, and will not stretch out if the temperature is maintained at 14-16 degrees during the first days and evenly raised to 25 degrees during the week. Temperature at night: 16-17 degrees. Watering 1-2 times a week and only with warm water so that the soil gets wet by 30-40 cm, and during the setting of fruits and their growth, the soil should get wet to a depth of 50 cm.With an excess of moisture, the ovary and leaves fall off, eggplants get sick , a "black leg" appears.

White eggplant varieties like soil that is well supplied with oxygen, so loosening should be done.

The white eggplant bush looks exactly like a regular one.

In the phase of formation of the first pair of leaves, the seedlings dive into pots or trays with a diameter of 6-8 cm. Before that, two hours before transplanting, the seedlings are well watered. They are planted in a permanent place at the age of 2-2.5 months at the end of May, according to the scheme 50-60x50 -40 cm. Before planting, white eggplants are hardened. At first, the temperature is maintained daily for two hours in the region of 15-18 degrees, then it is slowly reduced to the temperature of the soil.

Before planting, three liters of warm water are poured into the prepared holes.

The technical maturity of early ripening varieties occurs in 85-100 days, eggplants fully ripen in 120-130 days. A medium to late ripening white eggplant variety that ripens much later.

Pick-up location

It is not recommended to plant eggplants after nightshade crops. After planting such crops, three or more years should pass. Eggplants grow and bear fruit best of all after onions, cabbage, cucumbers, legumes, and melons. The soils are sandy, super-sandy and rich in humus, a favorable environment for the development of eggplant.

White eggplants like sunny places with nutritious soil. In the photo, the variety Iceberg

The site should warm up well in spring and be protected from northerly winds. Wet and heavy soils are absolutely unsuitable.

Top dressing

Any variety of white eggplant loves feeding. Fertilizers make the ground part of the plant strong, promote development and growth, and strengthen the root system. The use of mixtures containing macro and micro elements has a particularly good effect on the development and fruiting of a plant.

Fertilizers are applied three times per season: during mass flowering, before harvesting fruits and after harvesting fruits. Growth stimulants and organic fertilizers have a good effect. 5 kg of humus is introduced per one square meter of area. In the fall of 25 g per sq. meter of superphosphate and 25 g of potassium sulfate. With spring tillage - 20 g per sq. meter of urea.

The Mushroom Taste variety has a mushroom flavor and aroma

The preparation "Izumrud" well compensates for the lack of moisture and nutrients, promotes the setting of fruits "Bud".

Harvesting

Eggplants are cut with a sharp knife or with a special pruner when they are technically ripe. Part of the stalk is cut off together with the fruit.

Application

In addition to valuable taste characteristics, white eggplants have:

• Low in calories (28 calories per 100 g).
• Lots of minerals.
• Some protein and sugar.
• Reduces the level of bad cholesterol in the blood.
• They have an expectorant effect.
• They have a positive effect on the condition of bones and the genitourinary system.
• They have the properties of detoxification and detoxification.
• Helps in the treatment of liver diseases.
• The variety is recommended for consumption after antibiotic treatment.
• It has antispasmodic and relaxing properties due to its bitter taste.
• Biologically active substances contained in white eggplants fight free radicals.

Scientists in Australia and the USA have confirmed the anti-cancer properties of the variety, as well as the ability of white eggplant to reduce inflammation. The ointment, which is produced in Australia from eggplant, has been successfully used to heal dangerous skin cancer.

The juice of a raw or heat-treated fruit has strong antibiotic properties that successfully destroy pathogenic fungi and microorganisms in the treatment of influenza.

B

Nutritional value and calorie content of eggplant

Eggplant has been recognized and appreciated for many years as an aphrodisiac that increases potency.

In Mediterranean and Asian cuisine, white eggplants, like purple, black varieties take pride of place, are widely used to prepare delicious dishes. Without them, there would be no moussaka casserole or ratatouille stew.

The significant disadvantages of white eggplant include a short shelf life, they lose their presentation after a few days.

Stuffed "little whites"

Ingredients:

1. 2 medium eggplants;
2. 250 g of chopped champignons;
3. 1 head of chopped red onion
4. 50 g walnuts (slightly broken);
5. 12 bunches of parsley, 12 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme (leaves only)
6. 2 cloves of minced garlic;
7. 1 tbsp. a spoonful of butter;
8. 1 large tomato
9. 4 slices of mozzarella cheese, sea salt and freshly ground black pepper.

Preparing white eggplants for stuffing

Boil water in a large saucepan and toss the eggplants into it. Remove from heat, cover and leave for 10 minutes. After 5 minutes, turn the eggplants to the other side. Remove from water, cut in half and with a spoon, remove the pulp, which is cut into slices. Heat oil in a large skillet, toss in the onions and garlic and fry for 2-3 minutes, until the onions are browned. Add mushrooms and fry over high heat for 3 minutes. Add the eggplants and fry for another 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat, add finely chopped parsley and thyme, mix thoroughly. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Put the resulting mass into the white skin of the eggplant, freed from the pulp, sprinkle with nuts on top and decorate with tomato slices. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees, put the stuffed eggplants on a baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes. Then put slices of cheese on top, bake in the oven for another 10-15 minutes, until the mozzarella cheese melts and becomes slightly golden brown. Serve with steamed rice.

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Until recently, white-skinned eggplants were surprising and were considered quite exotic vegetables. But now they have firmly settled in the beds and have even pushed their purple relatives a little, because white eggplants have a softer and more unusual taste - they lack bitterness, their peel is thinner, and the flesh is practically devoid of seeds.

Description

White eggplants are nothing more than hybrids bred by breeders from ordinary purple eggplants in order to improve the taste. The fact is that blue vegetables contain special pigment substances anthocyanins - these are plant glycosides that give plants an intense dark color and a characteristic bitter taste.

In the process of hybridization, biologists simply isolated this pigment and got a variety that differs from the base one in the absence of bitterness and dark color. It will be fair to say that anthocyanins are very beneficial for human health - they are a strong antioxidant, protect the body from free radicals and remove radionuclides. Therefore, although white eggplants are tastier, they are inferior in properties to purple vegetables.

When choosing a white variety of eggplant for a garden or greenhouse, you should give preference to early and mid-season vegetables that are capable of producing a good harvest, despite the difficult climatic conditions. Of course, white eggplants are not as diverse as blue ones, but there are still plenty to choose from:

Ping pong. This variety is a favorite among white vegetables.The original small (5-7 cm in length and weighing 80-90 g) spherical fruits have dense pulp without bitterness, are well transported and stored. Early maturing culture - technical maturity is reached 115-117 days after sowing.

Iceberg. Fruits are elongated (15-20 cm), widened towards the bottom, with white, dense, not bitter pulp, reaching a mass of 150-250 g. The variety is mid-season (115-125 days), resistant to temperature fluctuations and diseases.

Swan. Early maturing eggplant (98-115 days), suitable for growing in the ground. Fruits are cylindrical, long (18-25 cm), large (180-300 g). The peel of the fruit is yellowish, the flesh is white, very tender. Transportable, high-yielding, can lie for a long time.

Icicle. An early ripe variety with thin and long, really icicle-like fruits 20-30 cm long. The pulp is dense, creamy, without bitterness. Suitable for greenhouse and garden cultivation.

Pelican. An early ripe hybrid recommended for greenhouses. Fruits are long (16-20 cm), cylindrical, 4-5 cm in diameter. The pulp is slightly creamy, firm. Eggplants are well transported and have an attractive presentation.

Snowy. An early ripe variety (100-106 days) for growing under cover. Fruits are long (18-20 cm), slightly curved, with a glossy surface, weighing 280-350 g. The peel is thin and tender, the flesh is white, dense. Sufficiently productive - from 1 sq. m you can collect 4.5-5.8 kg.

White Night. An early ripening hybrid (100-112 days), suitable for growing in the garden. Hardy enough, can set fruits at low temperatures. Fruits are cylindrical, wide, weighing 200-250 g. The pulp is white-creamy, dense. Productivity - 5.5-6 kg per 1 sq. m.

Ovoid. An original mid-season variety for warm climates. Fruits are small (30-40 g), ovoid, with a white glossy surface. Suitable for whole stuffing and canning.

Of course, these are not all white eggplants. There are several more varieties with an unusual taste: champignons, chicken meat, nuts. Several intermediate hybrids of green or light purple color have also been bred, however, they taste the same as ordinary white vegetables.

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Features of agricultural technology

All eggplants are grown through seedlings, since they differ in a rather long growing season - 3 months pass from sowing seeds to the ripening of early fruits, and the late variety ripens only after 120 days. Therefore, you need to plant seedlings in early spring (end of February). Already grown plants, which are at least two months old, are planted in open ground.

Growing white eggplants is no more difficult than regular blue ones. However, it must be remembered that they are more thermophilic. If a temperature of 17-20 ° C is required for seedlings of ordinary eggplants, then for white vegetables it should be at least 25 ° C. Many vegetable growers in the process of growing resort to growth stimulants, since it is not so easy to grow seedlings in a pot for up to 2 months.

White eggplants do not tolerate transplanting well, for this reason, it is better to plant seeds immediately in separate cups, so that later they can be transferred to the ground together with the ground. In extreme cases, if the eggplants were sown in a large box, young shoots should be dived at the stage of 2-3 true leaves, and then grown in a separate container.

Any white eggplant variety needs feeding. They need to be applied even during the growth of seedlings - this will strengthen the root system and the plants themselves. Eggplants love mineral mixtures containing organic components, such as humus. To improve growth, formation of ovaries and increase plant resistance to diseases, foliar dressing is recommended, with special preparations such as "Bud", "Ovary", as well as organic matter (ash).

White vegetables, like blue ones, are very demanding on moisture. Regular watering is the key to abundant flowering, and, accordingly, a bountiful harvest. After planting in the ground, eggplants are watered 1 time / 2-3 days. In case of abnormal heat, it is necessary to monitor the state of soil moisture - you may have to water it daily. Timely watering during the flowering period of plants is especially important, since in its absence, the flower stalks will fall off, which will lead to loss of yield.

Adult plants growing in the garden, like all nightshade plants, are very responsive to feeding. Simultaneously with watering, organic solutions can be applied at the root: droppings, mullein, ash with a frequency of 1 time / week. If eggplants grow poorly (this is possible on sandy and clay soils), then you cannot do without a mineral fertilizer containing phosphorus and potassium. However, here you need to be careful - you can use mineral mixtures no later than three weeks before harvesting.

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The list of species and varieties of garden plants on the beds of summer cottages and household farms is expanding every year. If not long ago a rare gardener decided to grow eggplants, today this and many other crops are quite common and give good yields in various parts of the country. Cultivating tomatoes, cucumbers, sweet peppers, plant several bushes of the eggplant variety you like in the garden to please your family with delicious dishes.

When the basics of agricultural technology are mastered and the first purple fruits are harvested, it's time to choose varieties and types of eggplants for planting next season. And there really is something to see, especially since thanks to breeders from all over the world, eggplants have long ceased to be only "blue". Now in the beds among the bushes with traditionally purple fruits, you can see white, green, variegated, and almost pink eggplants.

There are plants that produce yellow, orange and even red fruits, which outwardly differ little from sweet peppers or tomatoes, but inside they remain real eggplants.

In addition, today you can choose eggplant varieties and their hybrids:

• forming tall or compact plants;
• giving the usual cylindrical or surprising round, ovoid and long serpentine fruits;
• striking in yield and size of individual fruits, up to 2 kg in weight;
• different ripening periods;
• for growing in greenhouses, greenhouses or in the open field;
• resistant to diseases and unpretentious to growing conditions in the middle lane.

The choice of varieties and types of eggplant is so great that it is no wonder it is easy to get confused. If experienced summer residents know how to handle many varieties of plants in the beds, then for beginner gardeners it is more reasonable, having familiarized themselves with the characteristics of all kinds of eggplants in advance, to choose a couple or three early-ripening varieties in order to guarantee themselves tasty and healthy vegetables.

Eggplant in a purple outfit

Traditionally, in Russian gardens, purple eggplants are in the lead in popularity, and the palm tree belongs to two varieties of eggplants almost throughout the country.

This is the Black Beauty variety, attracting the attention of gardeners not only for its unpretentiousness and the possibility of growing, both in film greenhouses and in the open field, but also for its decent yield and quality of fruits. Dense brown-purple eggplants weighing 200-350 grams do not have a bitter taste, are well stored and are not susceptible to common diseases of this culture.

The second in the garden popularity rating is the Almaz eggplant variety, which is distinguished by 200-gram deep purple fruits. The shape of the fruit is oblong, even, the pulp has a pleasant taste without signs of bitterness.

In addition to these well-known varieties, other varieties are worthy of the attention of gardeners:

• giving a lot of medium-sized, oblong fruits, weighing up to 150 grams, the Violet Miracle variety;
• eggplant variety Banana with elongated fruits that can be stored for a long time without loss of quality;
• large-fruited variety Black Beauty with fruits up to 900 grams, bright black-purple color.

Adherents of the traditional pear-shaped shape will like the productive Albatross variety, which forms compact bushes from which large, up to 450 grams in weight, blue-violet fruits with dense greenish pulp are removed.

Round eggplants, which are gaining popularity, are convenient for stuffing, canning and stewing, therefore varieties and hybrids that produce fruits of this shape are becoming more and more in demand.

An example of a plant of this type is the Black Moon variety of domestic selection, which gives almost ribbed spherical fruits of a dark purple color with a glossy surface and light green flesh without traces of bitterness. Eggplants weighing 200 to 350 grams can be harvested as early as 110–115 days after planting, and the ovary forms even at low temperatures, and the plant bears fruit for a long time.

The high-yielding early Bourgeois hybrid also produces round eggplants with a glossy black-purple surface and an almost white, delicate flesh. Fruit weight reaches 400-600 grams.

For cultivation in film and winter greenhouses, you can choose an eggplant Gorodovoy F1 of medium ripening, characterized by a high stable yield, excellent taste and transportability of fruits. The plant is powerful, reaching a height of more than 1.8 meters, it bears large cylindrical fruits up to 0.5 kg in weight.

The eggplant variety Airship is in no way inferior in yield, whose fruits weighing up to 120 grams can be harvested in 125-135 days from the moment of germination. Due to the dense crown and the abundance of foliage, yields may fall, so plants of this type of eggplant require thinning and removal of excess stepsons and leaves.

White eggplant

If a few years ago eggplant with a white peel could surprise neighbors in a summer cottage, friends and acquaintances, today these varieties of eggplant have won deserved recognition and are loved by many gardeners. This became possible not only because of the exotic appearance and unusual color of the eggplant, as in the photo, but also because of the delicate, almost seedless, white pulp without any bitterness and taste, according to gourmets, reminiscent of mushroom or chicken.

Domestic gardeners who decide to try themselves in growing white eggplant should pay attention to early varieties and hybrids that give good yields even in not the most favorable conditions.

In 95-105 days after the seeds are hatched, the domestic variety of eggplant yields a crop Taste of mushrooms, which can be cultivated both in open ground and in greenhouses or film greenhouses. As you can see in the photo, the color of the eggplant is really milky white. Cylindrical fruits weigh 200-250 grams and stand out from a number of analogues with a pleasant mushroom smell, delicate pulp and high marketability.

The Icicle variety bears fruit a little later, after 110-116 days, and not only the color, but the type of eggplant is surprising. The long fruits truly resemble an icicle, taste good and are great for all types of culinary processing. Another eggplant variety has a similar, saber-shaped fruit shape, in the photo it is white - Pelican. Gardeners can also take a closer look at other white-fruited varieties, for example:

• to the Swan variety with fruits of a classic cylindrical shape;
• to eggplant Iceberg, which produces fruits in the form of an oval or egg;
• to round ping-pong eggplants.

Lilac eggplant

In addition to purple and white eggplants, breeders have obtained many intermediate forms that have striped, pink-white or lilac fruit color.From an eggplant variety Lilac to wait for the fruit should be after 98-106 days. The plant forms a compact bush no more than 60 cm high, while the fruits have an elongated cylindrical shape, lilac surface and weight from 150 to 250 grams. On the cut, the fruit is white, dense. Good-tasting pulp can be used for all types of food and canning.

Lovers of amicable bountiful harvests will appreciate the Balagur variety, which forms up to 7 fruits on the clusters. And the value of the variety is not only in this, but also in the early stages of ripening, the excellent commercial quality of 150 gram elliptical eggplants and their excellent taste.

The variety Pink Flamingo belongs to medium early eggplants, which grows up to 180 cm in height under the conditions of heated greenhouses. Fruits, as in the previous case, are formed on clusters of 3–6 pieces. The weight of one eggplant is 250-450 grams. Especially the pink-lilac color of the eggplant, as well as the white, without bitterness, flesh draws attention to the variety.

Round eggplants, as a rule, are large in size and impressive fruit weight. Bumbo is no exception. Its spherical fruits have an interesting white-lilac hue and weigh up to 700 grams. The best results are obtained from cultivation in a greenhouse, where the plant forms powerful bushes, showing a consistently high yield.

From a number of lilac, pink and purple counterparts, the Matrosik eggplant variety shown in the photo stands out for its spectacular striped color of oval or pear-shaped fruits weighing 100-150 grams each.

Green eggplant

In Southeast Asia, small round eggplants with a solid or variegated green color are very popular. In Europe and the USA, eggplants with the same color as in the photo are usually called Thai, but Chinese types of eggplants of this type are also known. For example, at the stage of technical ripeness, the fruits of the Chinese green eggplant have a light green color, but when they ripen, they change it to golden-bronze.

Domestic breeders have not forgotten green eggplants either. The Zelenky variety bears pear-shaped green fruits weighing from 250 to 300 grams. The pulp of such eggplants does not contain bitterness, has a white or barely greenish color and a wonderful taste of natural mushrooms.

The Emerald eggplant variety shown in the photo belongs to the early maturing, can be cultivated both under the film and in the open field. On unpretentious, cold-resistant bushes, large, cylindrical elongated fruits weighing 300-400 grams are formed with a creamy white pulp of medium density. Eggplants of this variety are tasty, not bitter and invariably delight with high yields.

Red, orange, yellow

Eggplants of yellow, orange and purple color are almost impossible to find in our gardens. And yet, these types of eggplant exist.

The bright sunny fruits of yellow color and oval shape are given by the eggplant variety Golden Eggs presented in the photo, obtained by Dutch breeders. The eggplant pulp of this variety is rich in carotene, but otherwise the vegetable is similar to its more familiar garden relatives.

Being of African or Middle Eastern origin, Turkish eggplants are distinguished by their miniature size and the orange-striped color of the fruit that appears as it ripens. Young fruits of this type of eggplant are green, fragrant, without traces of bitterness, but gaining color, they begin to noticeably bitter. These thermophilic plants are popular in South America, where they came several centuries ago with slaves, and are valued for the lycopene contained in fruits, which is used to obtain anticancer drugs.

Red, more like miniature tomatoes or pumpkins, eggplants are grown both for small fruits and as an ornamental plant. The plant forms sprawling bushes. The leaves of this type of eggplant and the trunk, covered with sparse thorns, are often burgundy or purple in color.The fruits hold well on the stalks, on the cut they resemble jalapeno peppers, they are quite edible, but when ripe they can taste bitter.

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