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Eggplant Icicle - AAS Edible-Vegetable Winner
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Eggplant Icicle - AAS Edible-Vegetable Winner
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Eggplant Icicle F1

2022 AAS Edible-Vegetable Winner

This cylindrical white eggplant earned the prestigious AAS award for several reasons. The Icicle plant has fewer spines than most eggplants, making for a less painful harvest! With larger fruits than other white eggplants, it produces a nice yield while also providing fewer seeds. The large, durable, and vigorous plants hold up to insect damage and the environment. The pure white skin does not tend to yellow like many other white varieties of eggplant. The improved taste and texture has universal appeal (whether fresh or cooked), one judge served it to his children: “Even my 11-year-old asked for seconds when I breaded and fried them at home.” That’s a culinary testimonial!

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Categories: 2022, Container Suitable, Edibles/Vegetables, Eggplant, National
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AAS WINNER DETAILS

Winner Type: National
Class: Eggplant
Variety Name: Icicle F1
Genus: Solanum
Species: melongena
Year: 2022
Common Name: Eggplant
Type: Edible – Vegetable
Breeder: Known-You Seed America Corporation
Close Market Comparison: Gretel F1, White Comet F1

PLANT NEEDS

Duration Type: Annual
Light Needs: Full sun
Water Needs: Normal
Season Type: Warm season
Staking Required: Yes

PLANT CHARACTERISTICS

Foliage Color: Green
Plant Habit: Spreading
Plant Height: 48 inches
Plant Spread: 28 inches
Fruit Color (Harvest): White
Fruit Shape: Cylinder
Fruit Size: 7 x 1.5 inches
Fruit Weight: 7.7 ounces
Fruit Flavor Description: Tender
Number Of Fruits Per Plant: 8-9

IN THE GARDEN

Container: Yes
Garden Spacing:
2 – 4 feet
Days To Harvest (Sowing Seed): 80
Days To Harvest (Transplant): 55
Plant Spread: 28 inches
Weather or Abiotic Stress Tolerance: Heat

HOW TO GROW

The seeds should be sowed in substrate or sand with proper irrigation. After 20 days, the grower should transplant the young plant to the field or an 18-24 inches pot. The eggplant “Icicle” is very vigorous in the field. It requires full sun. The first harvest will start on the 60th day after transplanting. The yield of the “Icicle” is quite heavy, so we suggest the gardener arrange a proper staking system or supporting rope to keep the plant upright.

JUDGE'S OBSERVATIONS

  • “The plant was sturdy and remained upright despite heavy fruit load.”
  • “I would actually consider growing this in my home garden. It is easy, looks kind of interesting, and has great culinary qualities. Good stuff.”
  • “Entry – taller plants were able to hold long fruit out of the soil. Nice shape and diameter. Clean taste.”
  • “I hope that this variety becomes available in the home garden market as it would be my first choice in eggplant varieties.”
  • “Best features of entry are that it has reduced spines, larger size, better fruit shape, and uniformity”

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