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'Epic' Eggplant

Sub-Category:	Early

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Description:	Early-season hybrid. Upright, 36-inch plants bear 8 1/4- x 4-inch, oval to tear-drop-shaped, dark purple fruit with green calyx. Resistant to tomato mosaic virus.
Days To Maturity:	64
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Rating Summary

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

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Reviewed on 07/04/2009 by farmerdill - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Richmond, Georgia, United States Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 days Soil Texture: Sand Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40') Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
Very similar to Black Beauty. Does not have any advantage over the open pollinated Black Beauty under my conditions.

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