[CH] Re: Thai Pea Eggplants?????
Bob Batson (rcb@kc.rr.com)
Thu, 7 Dec 2000 15:55:35 -0600
At 12:31 PM -0800 12/6/00, Alexandra Soltow <pamra@rockland.net> wrote:
>Mary-Anne wrote,
>
>>Michael,
>>This is the most wonderful little eggplants. They are called Thai Pea
>>Eggplants (Makhua puang Solanum torvum) and grow in berry like clusters.
>>They are wonderful in Thai Hot Curries and in Nam Phriks, spicy Chile dipping
>>sauces.
>
>I would love to try to grow these. Do any of you know of a seed source?
According to _Cornucopia II: A Source Book of Edible Plants_ by
Stephen Facciola (ISBN 0-9628087-2-5), published in 1998, seeds of pea
eggplant (Solanum torvum) are available from the following sources in
1998.
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HUROV'S SEEDS & BOTANICALS [CAT - $1]
P.O. Box 1596
Chula Vista, CA 91912
Tel: 619-690-1741
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B & T WORLD SEEDS [CAT - $24]
Paguignan, 34210 Olonzac
France
fax ++ 33 (0)4 68 91 30 39
phone ++ 33 (0)4 68 91 29 63
http://www.b-and-t-world-seeds.com
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FRUIT SPIRIT BOTANICAL GARDENS [CAT - $2]
Lot 69
Dorroughby, NSW 2480
Australia
The minimum order from this source is $20.
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There's also a cultivar called Snake Eye (Lao Green Grape). It takes
135 days to fully mature. Tiny, round fruit, no more than 1/2 inch in
diameter; light yellow-green at harvest stage; seedy flesh; Used in
traditional Laotian cuisine. May be used in any stir-fry dish calling
for eggplant. Very tall, thorny plant, height 6 feet; bears fruit
in grape-like clusters; resistant to nematodes, flea beetles and
cold.
Source:
DEEP DIVERSITY [CAT - $4]
P.O. Box 15700
Santa Fe, NM 87506-5700
FAX: 503-438-7052
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