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'Crescent Moon' Eggplant

Sub-Category:	Early

Sub-Category 2:
Description:	Early hybrid. Mild, white, 6- to 7-inch fruit on 3-foot plants.
Days To Maturity:	62
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Rating Summary

Overall: (3.0 Stars) Taste: (3.0 Stars) Yield: (4.0 Stars) Ease/Reliability: (3.0 Stars)

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Number of Reviews: 1

KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease

Reviewed on 12/28/2005 by Miss_Mudcat - An intermediate gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Indiana, United States Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days Soil Texture: Clay Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40') Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
I disliked this eggplant. It is pretty if it doesn't get a scratch or bug bite, but if the tiniest nick is made in the skin it turns brown. The yield was good, but the fruit is so small that it takes a lot to make a meal. I won't grow this one again.

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