Eggplant variety Black handsome
Black handsome is an eggplant of medium ripening, intended for growing both in the open field, which is important for the southern regions, and protected. From the emergence of mass shoots to harvest, 110 - 145 days pass. The originator is the Seed Breeding Company Poisk. In 2006, the variety was included in the State Register for the Central Black Earth and North Caucasian regions of the Russian Federation. For commercial purposes, as a rule, it is not used, only in a personal household.
The bush is of medium height (60 - 80 cm), semi-spreading type, with short internodes. The stems are pubescent, with a medium-intensity anthocyanin coloration. Leaves are green, medium-sized, slightly toothed, with thorns.
Eggplant fruits Black handsome elongated pear-shaped, glossy, smooth, medium diameter, weighing 110-200 grams, 18-20 cm long. The color is dark purple in technical ripeness, in biological ripeness - violet-black. The pulp is yellowish, tender, without bitterness, there are very few seeds. The rind is thin. Thorns are present in small numbers on the calyx. From one square meter, 3 - 6.5 kg of yield are obtained. Marketable yield is 336 kg / ha (at the level of the standard variety Diamond).
Eggplant Black Beauty is recommended for cooking and canning.
The advantages of this eggplant include: high yield, disease resistance, unpretentiousness, amicable ripening and high taste of the fruit.
Not a bad variety. True, there was not much admiration for the taste. I would not say that it is somehow superior to other varieties. It is really not intended for mass sale, since not all fruits have a beautiful and win-win appearance, which usually attracts buyers. It pleases me with a good harvest, it goes well for caviar and other seaming, which is what I liked. Pleased with his simplicity, grew and bore fruit quite well. It was grown in the open field.
I first soak these eggplants in a weak solution of potassium permanganate, and closer to the beginning of May I plant them in the greenhouse soil, since almost all blue ones love warmth. A packet of seeds is enough for me to enjoy them throughout the year. The period of time from the time the seeds germinate to the receipt of fruits is from 4 to 6 months. By the way, eggplants do not always come in the shape indicated on the package, sometimes they are oblong. But they are very tasty, as they are very juicy.
Fruit weight 110-200g? Is this a dwarf variety?
For the first time the Black Beauty was grown back in 2001. Eggplants grew in open ground with a film cover for the night. I liked the variety very much. Unpretentious and well suited for personal use. Now I grow it in a greenhouse along with tomatoes. I cannot compare with other varieties. For some reason, I am only friends with this. Other varieties after planting seem to be frozen (which they planted, they sit like that until autumn).
Black handsome or Black Beauty, I have been growing every season for 5 years. I like it - unpretentious, fruitful, I grow in seedlings in the open field. Every year he and the eggplant Almaz provide us with delicious "blue" ones for consumption in the summer and enough for winter harvesting.